WEBVTT

00:00:00.260 --> 00:00:08.099
I got covered I'm better now mostly but

00:00:05.640 --> 00:00:12.780
I was stranded in a hotel for two weeks with absolutely nothing to do but watch

00:00:10.019 --> 00:00:18.660
YouTube and stick cotton swabs up my nose at least that's what I would say if

00:00:16.680 --> 00:00:23.279
not for this this unassuming little box let me

00:00:21.180 --> 00:00:28.740
connect back to my test bench at the office and do actual work from the

00:00:25.920 --> 00:00:33.899
comfort of my hotel room I can do crazy things like use my smartphone over 5G to

00:00:32.099 --> 00:00:38.280
power on this completely ordinary computer without wake on land it's not

00:00:36.120 --> 00:00:42.960
even plugged into the network and it's not just power I can also see the screen

00:00:40.620 --> 00:00:47.460
interact not only with Windows but even the BIOS as if I were sitting right in

00:00:45.780 --> 00:00:53.640
front of the computer right I could even overclock this PC

00:00:50.960 --> 00:00:58.020
completely remotely how does it work

00:00:55.379 --> 00:01:02.820
I'm glad you asked and I'm glad you asked about our sponsor G skill their

00:01:00.120 --> 00:01:07.860
Trident Z5 Neo ddr5 memory is built for AMD ryzen 7000 series processors and one

00:01:05.580 --> 00:01:10.460
click memory overclocking learn more at the link below

00:01:17.520 --> 00:01:23.220
meet Pi KVM V3

00:01:21.000 --> 00:01:27.000
is it open source hat for Raspberry Pi that launched as a Kickstarter and

00:01:24.659 --> 00:01:31.920
started shipping about a year ago let's try it on a laptop plugged in via

00:01:28.979 --> 00:01:37.079
Ethernet the delay actually isn't too bad like the cursor is skipping around a

00:01:34.680 --> 00:01:41.040
little bit but as good as it kind of is with their claim of 100 milliseconds at

00:01:39.240 --> 00:01:45.240
best like for a device like this that's amazing that's before you consider your

00:01:44.040 --> 00:01:50.399
network latency you're not going to want a game on it at all plus 1080p 60 is the

00:01:48.060 --> 00:01:53.280
absolute most you're going to get now if you're tied on bandwidth you can

00:01:51.600 --> 00:01:57.720
actually limit the frame rate by yourself in the system menu here and set

00:01:55.619 --> 00:02:02.460
the bit rate you'd like to use for h.264 encoding which I can switch to right

00:01:59.939 --> 00:02:06.420
there of course none of this requires anything special from the host PC here

00:02:04.680 --> 00:02:11.340
because it's completely out of the loop all we have is HDMI and USB plugged into

00:02:09.780 --> 00:02:15.720
the motherboard here for control and that's it with an inexpensive HDMI

00:02:13.920 --> 00:02:20.640
splitter you'd never know it was there oh and that reminds me the USB

00:02:17.520 --> 00:02:22.800
connection here that's for more than

00:02:20.640 --> 00:02:27.239
just the keyboard and mouse you can use it as a network bridge you could use it

00:02:24.360 --> 00:02:33.480
for a Serial port and even this one is really cool as a USB drive for

00:02:31.200 --> 00:02:37.020
connecting up disk images I could install an entire operating system

00:02:35.220 --> 00:02:42.300
without ever needing to physically touch this PC just upload the iso to Pi KVM

00:02:40.319 --> 00:02:46.200
choose the mode you want to use click connect and you're done it can even

00:02:44.640 --> 00:02:50.040
download images from the internet if you give it an address for you family it

00:02:48.540 --> 00:02:53.940
gurus out there that means you could remotely diagnose and repair just about

00:02:51.900 --> 00:02:57.900
any problem you're less Savvy relatives might have without having to guide them

00:02:55.920 --> 00:03:01.980
through the scary outside of Windows stuff that they've never seen before and

00:02:59.760 --> 00:03:06.780
I can't tell you how many times I've had to do that especially as a Geek Squad

00:03:04.140 --> 00:03:11.400
guy like trying to talk to somebody on the phone who had no idea what anything

00:03:08.580 --> 00:03:17.340
was I I didn't know who they were and yeah of course that might bring up some

00:03:15.239 --> 00:03:21.900
privacy concerns so maybe you could have them leave it disconnected until they

00:03:20.040 --> 00:03:25.500
need you to make a house call you can always configure it with tailscale vpn's

00:03:23.760 --> 00:03:29.099
free personal plan so you can access it as soon as it connects without having to

00:03:27.360 --> 00:03:34.920
worry about networking Shenanigans like static IP addresses or port forwarding

00:03:30.900 --> 00:03:36.379
but okay we've seen what it can do how

00:03:34.920 --> 00:03:42.060
does it work inside this unassuming little box is a

00:03:39.599 --> 00:03:47.040
Raspberry Pi 4 and a specialized hat that provides not only a USB connection

00:03:43.920 --> 00:03:49.860
and HDMI output but also three total

00:03:47.040 --> 00:03:53.040
RJ45 Network Jacks the one on the pi itself is to connect to your local

00:03:51.180 --> 00:03:57.720
network via Ethernet as you'd expect and Wi-Fi is also available though the steel

00:03:55.920 --> 00:04:02.000
chassis you have here is a little bad for signal strength but the other

00:03:59.760 --> 00:04:06.000
Ethernet ports on the hat are special the one directly above the pies can

00:04:04.680 --> 00:04:09.120
connect to a Serial port with a converter cable if for example you

00:04:08.040 --> 00:04:15.120
wanted to be able to directly control the pi KVM from the machine it's connected to or communicate with a

00:04:13.140 --> 00:04:18.299
battery backed UPS or other serial control device the port on the other

00:04:17.400 --> 00:04:24.660
side this is meant for this optional breakout

00:04:21.419 --> 00:04:26.340
board called the ATX adapter as you can

00:04:24.660 --> 00:04:30.780
probably tell by the lack of electronics on the adapter itself it's not truly

00:04:28.620 --> 00:04:33.780
Ethernet but instead it's breaking up the wires in an Ethernet cable to

00:04:32.520 --> 00:04:41.759
directly hook up to the motherboard's front panel connectors so you've got your power your reset and the power in

00:04:37.979 --> 00:04:43.740
HDD lids this secondary board has two

00:04:41.759 --> 00:04:48.000
sets of pins one set goes to the front panel header itself as you see here and

00:04:46.020 --> 00:04:51.540
the other goes to the cables from your case so you don't lose out on any

00:04:49.320 --> 00:04:55.020
functionality depending on how neat you want it to be there's enough length on

00:04:53.220 --> 00:04:59.940
these cables that you can actually use a 3D printed PCI bracket to mount the ATX

00:04:57.600 --> 00:05:04.080
adapter directly inside your case or you can just let it dangle and fish

00:05:02.280 --> 00:05:10.440
the Ethernet cable through a suitable opening like a PCI slot though some BHB

00:05:07.860 --> 00:05:15.000
tape will probably go a long way to both insulating the bare contacts on this

00:05:12.120 --> 00:05:19.680
thing and keeping it safely in place but all this is wired up you've got a

00:05:16.860 --> 00:05:23.580
perfectly functional normal PC that can be controlled anywhere

00:05:21.240 --> 00:05:27.360
or at least we're part way there if you bought the whole kit like this then

00:05:25.259 --> 00:05:30.900
you're already good to go but if you just have your pie in a hat you'll need

00:05:28.800 --> 00:05:33.720
to do some setup first flashing the memory card is a simple matter of

00:05:32.160 --> 00:05:37.560
downloading the image using our PI imager or your favorite Imaging tool

00:05:35.220 --> 00:05:42.240
inserting the SD card and hitting right pop the SD card into the pie attach the

00:05:40.259 --> 00:05:46.259
hat if you haven't already plug it into your network and power it up once it's

00:05:44.460 --> 00:05:50.340
booted you'll see um well not much while you might be able

00:05:48.960 --> 00:05:54.780
to get away with connecting your web browser to Pi kvm.local you'll probably

00:05:52.860 --> 00:05:58.860
have to find out what IP address the pi KVM grabbed the easiest way to do that

00:05:57.000 --> 00:06:03.900
is if you've got the whole kit or picked up the OLED display it'll save right on

00:06:00.960 --> 00:06:07.680
it but the next best thing is to take a look at your router's DHCP assignments

00:06:05.820 --> 00:06:11.639
if you don't have access to that or you're not sure how you can instead use

00:06:09.840 --> 00:06:15.240
this command to Output a list of devices on your network look for one with a Mac

00:06:13.680 --> 00:06:18.840
address containing these patterns and you'll find the IP address next to it

00:06:17.280 --> 00:06:22.440
punch it into your browser and you're Off to the Races you'll definitely want

00:06:20.820 --> 00:06:26.039
to change these default admin passwords before you go any further though and you

00:06:24.419 --> 00:06:30.660
can do that by going to the web terminal and entering these commands

00:06:27.780 --> 00:06:35.759
now comes the real magic from the main menu click on KVM and you'll be whisked

00:06:34.020 --> 00:06:40.979
away to a streamlined interface that might make it admins think of ipmi which

00:06:38.400 --> 00:06:44.880
is fitting because that's basically what we got here if you click on the ATX menu

00:06:43.380 --> 00:06:48.720
here you can see that you have power and

00:06:46.860 --> 00:06:51.600
reset buttons as if you were right next to the PC I can turn it off just like

00:06:50.340 --> 00:06:55.620
this and that it goes if you've connected

00:06:53.940 --> 00:06:59.940
everything right and you hit that button while it's all off you'll see the boot

00:06:57.539 --> 00:07:04.620
sequence right in your web browser it's pretty cool but what did it cost if you

00:07:03.000 --> 00:07:09.060
don't care for fancy things like a case but you also want everything all in one

00:07:06.660 --> 00:07:14.160
you can get just the custom hat for your pie for 160 us buckaroons

00:07:11.699 --> 00:07:18.120
but if you do want the whole package you can get them pre-assembled like this

00:07:15.479 --> 00:07:23.819
with the case cooler OLED display 2gig Raspberry Pi 4 and a 32 gig pre-imaged

00:07:21.000 --> 00:07:28.020
SD card for an extra 90 bucks for a total of 250 dollars is that a good

00:07:26.220 --> 00:07:31.560
price kind of feels like it to me commercial

00:07:30.000 --> 00:07:37.199
options from the big boys run between 500 and a thousand dollars US

00:07:34.860 --> 00:07:41.940
the only obvious comparison is the also open source tiny pilot Voyager 2. a

00:07:39.840 --> 00:07:45.840
similar Pi powered concept wrapped in a more polished commercial package with

00:07:43.919 --> 00:07:50.160
some extra features that sells for 360 dollars for the it manager looking for

00:07:48.539 --> 00:07:53.699
something for their server racks the commercial tiny pilot claims to have a

00:07:51.960 --> 00:07:58.500
superior support system and while I haven't used either support system

00:07:55.919 --> 00:08:01.860
I degree in principle Discord servers are great for building communities but

00:08:00.240 --> 00:08:04.860
bad for searchability and you can fight me on that the best part about all of

00:08:03.840 --> 00:08:10.319
this though you're not shy about getting your hands

00:08:07.319 --> 00:08:12.419
dirty you can build your very own Pi KVM

00:08:10.319 --> 00:08:17.580
or tiny pilot and if you don't care about bells and whistles like Ethernet

00:08:14.400 --> 00:08:19.860
support or the ATX power control you can

00:08:17.580 --> 00:08:26.160
actually build it with a Raspberry Pi zero two w with no soldering for around

00:08:23.099 --> 00:08:27.840
fifty dollars unfortunately Raspberry

00:08:26.160 --> 00:08:31.800
Pi's are still tough to find right now and the DIY route is significantly less

00:08:30.539 --> 00:08:37.860
polished than either of the other options which are still available

00:08:35.279 --> 00:08:42.060
so if you're not looking to DIY the full Pi KVM package here for my money anyway

00:08:40.260 --> 00:08:46.860
strikes an excellent middle ground it takes nearly every box just like our

00:08:44.459 --> 00:08:50.820
sponsor Squarespace if you want to build a brand online you need a website but

00:08:48.959 --> 00:08:55.080
Learners I just learned how to turn on the little flashlight on my phone how am

00:08:53.160 --> 00:08:59.880
I going to build a whole website with Squarespace Squarespace is your One Stop

00:08:57.660 --> 00:09:03.300
No Frills all in one platform for expanding your presence on the internet

00:09:01.260 --> 00:09:07.080
with Squarespace you can build a beautiful website engage with your

00:09:05.100 --> 00:09:11.519
audience and sell anything and everything from products to content

00:09:08.700 --> 00:09:15.779
without needing to attend the techworts school of tech Wizardry we love

00:09:13.920 --> 00:09:19.440
Squarespace so much we use it here at Linus Media Group it's custom templates

00:09:17.820 --> 00:09:22.860
make it easy to stand out with a plethora of themes and customization

00:09:20.880 --> 00:09:27.060
options to fit your needs and you can maximize your visibility thanks to a

00:09:24.660 --> 00:09:30.660
suite of integrated SEO features there's also analytic insights to help you

00:09:28.620 --> 00:09:34.260
optimize your performance so you can see what's working well and What needs

00:09:32.279 --> 00:09:39.060
tweaking don't wait get started today and head to Squarespace com forward

00:09:36.180 --> 00:09:43.200
slash LTT to get 10 off your first purchase thanks for watching guys this

00:09:41.399 --> 00:09:46.740
was a little bit different but it is technically networking and server

00:09:45.300 --> 00:09:50.760
related so maybe check out the last time we updated our server room or one of our

00:09:49.380 --> 00:09:55.080
servers or maybe the million dollar server there you go go check that out

00:09:52.860 --> 00:09:57.860
the troubleshooting processes pretty fun