How we did it

We connected Avocent's DS1800 to two test Ethernet networks: one 10M bit/sec network at our lab and one 100M bit/sec network in the server room at Sohonet.com, a New York ISP. We connected it to servers ranging from 50-MHz 486s to a 1-GHz dual Pentium IIIs running Windows 98, NT and 2000, using standard PS/2 keyboards and mice, as well as USB keyboards and mice. We used the connecting cables that come with the unit. We then loaded the various Avocent software modules on an NT domain server and several Windows workstations and attempted to control our servers over the network. We did not test remote connections via the Internet, as we were unable to establish any VPN sessions.