Laptop as a server?

[Furmanek, Greg]

I do not know about a laptop.  I know that some of the new 
ones had some major heat problems.  I thing a desktop with
some extra fans would do a better I bet will be cheaper to 
do it too.  

You do not really need kvm switch.  Just have the box run
ssh and you will only need to hook up keyboard when you
load the OS or having some (MAJOR) problems with the box.
Most of the desktop can be setup to boot without mouse keyboard
or monitor.

-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: Steven Martindale [mailto:kendrice@goodnet.com]
-> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 10:11 PM
-> To: Plug Discuss Mailing List
-> Subject: Laptop as a server?
-> 
-> 
-> I've been struck by an idea and wonder if anyone on the list has done
-> something like it.  I've been wanting to put together a 
-> modest computer to
-> use as a dial-up server for a modest network (Hey, only two working
-> computers in the apartment currently).  My current desktop 
-> computer is
-> running a bit too hot right now to consider leaving it on 
-> for long lengths,
-> and my old box is mostly put back together (pentium 100 on 
-> an old Intel
-> board I can't seem to find any documentation for), but I've 
-> only got one
-> monitor and as of yet no KVM switch (Yes I said to working 
-> computers in the