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Re:JetKVM – Control any computer remotely by dingdingdang on Monday October 27, 2025 @06:40PM (#45727187)
I'm mildly confused as to the value over, say RustDesk. The latter allows remote control of external machines and has ip hole punching .. no hardware involved! Any takes here?
Re:JetKVM – Control any computer remotely by zamadatix on Monday October 27, 2025 @06:56PM (#45727314)
RustDesk is an alternative to other remote desktop software, JetKVM is an alternative to a built-in IPMI. It could be used as a remote desktop in a pinch, but that's not really the main point.

E.g. you'd use JetKVM-like devices to re-install your OS via emulated drives, remotely control power (including hard reset, not just WoL and software shutdown), change BIOS settings, or troubleshoot a crashing box - all without relying on any specific software/capabilities/behavior of the given box. Meanwhile you'd use remote desktop software when you just want the desktop to present itself remotely.

Re:JetKVM – Control any computer remotely by ranger207 on Tuesday October 28, 2025 @12:04AM (#45729112)
The advantage of KVMs like this is that it's a remove keyboard, video device, and mouse. That means that you can use it before the OS has started
Re:JetKVM – Control any computer remotely by wolrah on Tuesday October 28, 2025 @09:29AM (#45732652)
Or without an OS installed at all, or with a broken OS.

I do VoIP phone systems for a living and this is why I deploy Supermicro mini-ITX servers, so even if something goes totally sideways as long as the client's IT is competent enough to get me remoted in to their voice network in some way I can troubleshoot it fully and in many cases fix it without leaving my desk possibly half way across the country. If it's an actual hardware problem and I can't fix it remotely I still then know for sure what's wrong and whoever's going on site can be properly equipped for the actual problem rather than having to bring everything.