Re: [foxboro] P92 Quad KVM Extension

  • From: Kevin Fitzgerrell <fitzgerrell@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:52:59 +0900

No problem!
Regards,

Kevin FitzGerrell
TE Industrial Automation
PT Freeport, Indonesia
+64 901 418 958

On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 4:17 AM, Horlacher, Don <DHorlacher@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Kevin,
>   We also have problems with the WYSE boxes. Could I contact you off
> list to discuss the IGEL product?
>
> Don Horlacher
> Electrical/Control Engineer
> ASARCO Hayden
> 520-356-3500
> Email: DHorlacher@xxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Kevin Fitzgerrell
> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 6:46 PM
> To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [foxboro] P92 Quad KVM Extension
>
> Shaun,
> My solution may not work for you, but I'll chime in here anyway.  We're
> going another route for our workstation upgrades.
> I'm putting P91s in our cabinets (big cabinets!) and using IGEL 2110 LX
> thin clients at the operator stations.  Thin clients have come a very
> long way since we struggled with the WYSE ones 4 or 5 years ago.  I'm
> pretty pleased with these things, the following is me being
> enthusiastic, not a sales pitch or recommendation:
>
> These IGELs have two video outputs so I can run dual headed.  The
> resolution runs up to 1920x1440 on the VGA and 1600x1200 on the DVI.
> Mine run Linux (the LX model) but they are also available with CE or XP
> embedded.  There is a 4 headed version that might work for you in lieu
> of KVM extenders, but I've never tried to RDP a really big desktop with
> multiple monitors.
>
> I can use these to connect to ALL of my IA boxes - they will get RDP
> sessions from my P91s, and X windows from my Solaris 10 and 51 series
> boxes.  I can connect to a different server on each head for redundancy,
> or I can extend a single desktop across both heads.  I get an XDMCP
> session from a 51 series box and run it at 256 colors for DM on session
> or head and another XDMCP session from a Solaris 10 box with 65K colors
> for FoxView to do side by side evaluations as I migrate from DM to
> FoxView - makes it very easy for the operators to show me their
> concerns.
>
> Although I do have access to the shell, I haven't needed it, as the
> setup & configuration menues are excellent.  For around US$250 I'm very
> pleased with these.  They have an evaluation program, so if you want to
> try some you don't have to buy first.
>
> My overall plan is to have 2 P91s and a P82 in each major plant area,
> and run the 2 headed thin clients in the control rooms off of these,
> with each client connecting to two of the servers, one session on each
> head.  I'll preserve a local head on each server for engineering or
> emergency operator access.  This should let me go from about 50
> workstations to 15 over the next few years, and actually improve
> reliability in most plant areas.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Kevin
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 4:30 AM, Goldie, Shaun S <
> Shaun.Goldie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Hi List
> > Has anybody out there tried the P90's Remote Graphics Unit in a P92
> >
> > I purchased a P92 Quad 21" NEC LCD's and Foxboro 100 foot (30M) VGA
> > Extension cables the video quality is un-acceptable (operations told
> > me to go away).
> > I tried UTP extenders and they are not much better To do a tidy
> > install I need about 40M
> >
> > The RGU is not qualified for a P92 by Foxboro and it aint cheap but it
>
> > compares well with 4*Fibre VGA Extension + Keybord extension The RGU
> > also achieves DVI extension which is probably the video mode we should
>
> > be aiming for now Shaun
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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