I am researching options for doing signal transfer without running the long VGA cables. Found this a while ago, but I don't have any experience in its quality and reliability. Has anyone tried this piece from NTI? They have a few options for different distances and also with audio capability.
Link: http://www.networktechinc.com/cat5-vga.html#
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Re: VGA Extender via CAT5
The question is what do you want to do? If you just want to have a screen to a machine some meters away you probably could use it.
If you more look for a solution to remote control a machine I recomend the inbuilt remote solution in the OS you use. For Linux you can use basically any x-server to remote show programs if you want to have the whole desktop look for a tool that works with the XDMCP protocol. There are clients on most platforms. On Windows you would want to use Remote Desktop (rdp) that is also available on most platforms. The only thing you can't do with these solutions is bios access and a complete reinstall of the machine.
We also use Dell KVM switches in my company but that is kind of crappy to use remote but a last resort if the normal remote desktop doesn't work.
The problem with VGA extender is probably that you also want keyboard and mouse.
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