USB KVM Experience?

Computer Hardware & Server Infrastructure Builds
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I’ve seen a few IP KVM reviews on Tom’s videos, curious if anyone in the community has used a USB KVM and their experiences, might be a good idea for a video?

Examples:
https://openterface.com/ - Looks appealing and open source, but not available till Jan.

https://www.cytrence.com/ - Immediately available, cheap, and looks like it would cover all the bases but no reviews or community information on this guy.

This form factor seems like it would be huge for mobile service techs working on headless systems where they already have a laptop in hand and just need to get into the bios or install an OS on equipment that doesn’t have ILO, iDRAC, etc. Preventing having to lug around a crash cart, monitor, keyboard or mouse, or buy a stupid expensive IP KVM then have to deal with connecting to the local network. Also seems like it would be good for setting up raspberry pi or other embedded computers on a work bench.

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I have not tested any but Jeff Geerling has

And so has Wendell

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Wanted to share this great analysis of the NanoKVM I just found online.
I’m not a security researcher but it seems this one should perhaps be approached with caution.
What does everyone else think?

NanoKVM: The S stands for Security

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Apalrd’s Adventures is a friend of mine and even though I did watch all of that video his research in the past has always been solid and points directly at my concerns I have with many of these projects.

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