[Tfug] Hotplugging, (Was The 3.5.7 kernel)

[Bexley Hall]

Hi Erich,

On 3/26/2013 5:26 PM, erich wrote:
> First of all,
> The LAN is in the confines of my house, so I'm not that "remote".
> I can use "sneaker-net".
>
> Second, it really helps to troubleshoot a new machine over the network.
> The local machine doesn't have any xorg or window manager software.

It's also a win when the "local machine" doesn't have any video
*hardware*! (I think half of my hosts fit that category to
some degree -- or, they are just located in places that make it
impractical to add a keyboard/display)

> I'm using an xhost to open multiple windows on the machine. (xterm
> emacs. xxdiff) to test the software I've already installed. Not only that,
> I can open windows on other machines on my LAN If I want to refer
> to some HOWTO document. Sound like a clunky way to bring up a
> new machine? You bet. But I have to get my jollys somehow in my
> old age.