Lantronix SpiderDuo - Revision history

Jeremy at 16:45, 12 September 2025

2025-09-12T16:45:00Z

Jeremy: /* Modern Open Source Alternatives */

2021-02-06T21:52:42Z

Modern Open Source Alternatives

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	For a long time there were no alternatives to devices like this, but now finally there's a cheap DIY project that can accomplish the same thing for much cheaper: [https://github.com/pikvm Pi-KVM Project] (Open and cheap DIY IP-KVM based on Raspberry Pi). It only costs between $30 and $100 for parts!		For a long time there were no alternatives to devices like this, but now finally there's a cheap DIY project that can accomplish the same thing for much cheaper: [https://github.com/pikvm Pi-KVM Project] (Open and cheap DIY IP-KVM based on Raspberry Pi). It only costs between $30 and $100 for parts!
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	Resources: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCL5AS0t5Is&t=310s Pi-KVM - Raspberry Pi Zero W Installation and Review] on YouTube		Resources:
			* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTchVKxx7Fo&feature=youtu.be Pi-KVM - DIY CHEAP Raspberry Pi KVM over IP Prototype Version 3 Review!] on YouTube
			* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCL5AS0t5Is&t=310s Pi-KVM - Raspberry Pi Zero W Installation and Review] on YouTube

	=Firmware=		=Firmware=

Jeremy at 21:13, 6 February 2021

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	=Modern Open Source Alternatives=		=Modern Open Source Alternatives=
	For a long time there were no alternatives to devices like this, but now finally there's a cheap DIY project that can accomplish the same thing for much cheaper: [https://github.com/pikvm Pi-KVM Project] (Open and cheap DIY IP-KVM based on Raspberry Pi). It only costs between $30 and $100 for parts!		For a long time there were no alternatives to devices like this, but now finally there's a cheap DIY project that can accomplish the same thing for much cheaper: [https://github.com/pikvm Pi-KVM Project] (Open and cheap DIY IP-KVM based on Raspberry Pi). It only costs between $30 and $100 for parts!
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			Resources: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCL5AS0t5Is&t=310s Pi-KVM - Raspberry Pi Zero W Installation and Review] on YouTube

	=Firmware=		=Firmware=

Jeremy at 02:59, 6 February 2021

2021-02-06T02:59:02Z

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	[[File:Lantronix_SpiderDuo.jpg\|480px\|thumb\|right\|Lantronix_SpiderDuo]]		[[File:Lantronix_SpiderDuo.jpg\|480px\|thumb\|right\|Lantronix_SpiderDuo]]
	=Details=		=Details=
	Nice KVM over IP with USB port for remotely connecting virtual media ~~(expensive though at ~~~ $~~300~~ years ago). There are ~~better~~ solutions out there today, but this still works.		Nice KVM over IP with USB port for remotely connecting virtual media. The current price as of 2021-02-05 is $559 although I think I got it for less than that years ago. There are more and cheaper solutions out there today, but this still works.
	* [https://www.lantronix.com/products/lantronix-spiderduo/ Manufacturer Page]		* [https://www.lantronix.com/products/lantronix-spiderduo/ Manufacturer Page]
	* [https://www.lantronix.com/wp-content/uploads/pdf/Spiders_UG.pdf Documentation]		* [https://www.lantronix.com/wp-content/uploads/pdf/Spiders_UG.pdf Documentation]

			=Modern Open Source Alternatives=
			For a long time there were no alternatives to devices like this, but now finally there's a cheap DIY project that can accomplish the same thing for much cheaper: [https://github.com/pikvm Pi-KVM Project] (Open and cheap DIY IP-KVM based on Raspberry Pi). It only costs between $30 and $100 for parts!

	=Firmware=		=Firmware=

Jeremy at 02:53, 6 February 2021

2021-02-06T02:53:51Z

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	=Details=		=Details=
	Nice KVM over IP with USB port for remotely connecting virtual media (expensive though at ~ $300 years ago). There are better solutions out there today, but this still works.		Nice KVM over IP with USB port for remotely connecting virtual media (expensive though at ~ $300 years ago). There are better solutions out there today, but this still works.
	* [https://www.lantronix.com/products/lantronix-spiderduo/~~#tab-docs-downloads~~ Manufacturer Page]		* [https://www.lantronix.com/products/lantronix-spiderduo/ Manufacturer Page]
	* [https://www.lantronix.com/wp-content/uploads/pdf/Spiders_UG.pdf Documentation]		* [https://www.lantronix.com/wp-content/uploads/pdf/Spiders_UG.pdf Documentation]

Jeremy at 02:47, 6 February 2021

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	=Installing an SSL certificate=		=Installing an SSL certificate=
	Unfortunately, this little appliance doesn't allow you to simply upload an SSL certificate. Rather, you need to create a certificate signing request (CSR) and send that to your SSL certificate provider / authority.		Unfortunately, this little appliance doesn't allow you to simply upload an SSL certificate. Rather, you need to create a certificate signing request (CSR) and send that to your SSL certificate provider / authority.
			<br><br>
			Step 1: Generate a certificate signing request on the Spider Duo portal. If your hostname for your lantronix spider duo is <tt>spider</tt>, you would go here: https://spider/cert.asp
			<br>[[File:Spider duo cert page.png\|800px\|Lantronix_SpiderDuo]]
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			Fill out all fields and change the key length to the highest available (currently only 2048). Then click the "Create" button.
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			Step 2: Download the CSR file and save to <tt>csr.txt</tt>
			<br><br>
			Step 3: Use the [https://certbot.eff.org/ certbot] tool to create the certificate. This will require validation of the fact that you control the domain (common name) of the certificate. In this example, I use the webroot option and the common name of the certificate is <tt>certificate-example.mydomain.com</tt>:

			jeremy@latitude /tmp/cert $ DIR_CONFIG=./config
			jeremy@latitude /tmp/cert $ DIR_WORK=./work
			jeremy@latitude /tmp/cert $ DIR_LOGS=./logs
			jeremy@latitude /tmp/cert $ mkdir $DIR_CONFIG $DIR_WORK $DIR_LOGS
			jeremy@latitude /tmp/cert $ certbot certonly --cert-path cert.pem --key-path key.pem --csr csr.txt --config-dir $DIR_CONFIG --work-dir $DIR_WORK --logs-dir $DIR_LOGS

			Saving debug log to /tmp/cert/logs/letsencrypt.log

			How would you like to authenticate with the ACME CA?
			- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
			1: Spin up a temporary webserver (standalone)
			2: Place files in webroot directory (webroot)
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			Select the appropriate number [1-2] then [enter] (press 'c' to cancel): 2
			Plugins selected: Authenticator webroot, Installer None
			Enter email address (used for urgent renewal and security notices) (Enter 'c' to
			cancel): youremail@mailprovider.com

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			Please read the Terms of Service at
			https://letsencrypt.org/documents/LE-SA-v1.2-November-15-2017.pdf. You must
			agree in order to register with the ACME server at
			https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/directory
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			(A)gree/(C)ancel: A

			- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
			Would you be willing to share your email address with the Electronic Frontier
			Foundation, a founding partner of the Let's Encrypt project and the non-profit
			organization that develops Certbot? We'd like to send you email about our work
			encrypting the web, EFF news, campaigns, and ways to support digital freedom.
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			(Y)es/(N)o: N
			Performing the following challenges:
			http-01 challenge for certificate-example.mydomain.com
			Input the webroot for certificate-example.mydomain.com: (Enter 'c' to cancel): /var/www/html
			Waiting for verification...
			Cleaning up challenges
			Server issued certificate; certificate written to /tmp/cert/cert.pem
			Cert chain written to 8
			Cert chain written to 9
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			Step 4: Upload the <tt>cert.pem</tt> file to the Spider Duo portal.
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			Step 5: Rest easy that there's no man in the middle.

Jeremy at 01:11, 6 February 2021

2021-02-06T01:11:21Z

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			=Details=
	Nice KVM over IP with USB port for remotely connecting virtual media (expensive though at ~ $300 years ago). There are better solutions out there today, but this still works.		Nice KVM over IP with USB port for remotely connecting virtual media (expensive though at ~ $300 years ago). There are better solutions out there today, but this still works.
	* [https://www.lantronix.com/products/lantronix-spiderduo/#tab-docs-downloads Manufacturer Page]		* [https://www.lantronix.com/products/lantronix-spiderduo/#tab-docs-downloads Manufacturer Page]
	* [https://www.lantronix.com/wp-content/uploads/pdf/Spiders_UG.pdf Documentation]		* [https://www.lantronix.com/wp-content/uploads/pdf/Spiders_UG.pdf Documentation]
	* Latest firmware as of 2020-01-28 09:42:25 EST (Tuesday): v3.00.31
	~~03.00.31 (Build 38120) / V3.0_2019-05-15~~

	~~They had previously released a version of the firmware:~~		=Firmware=
	~~04.00.08 (Build 38118) / V4.0_2018-12-17~~
	~~...but took it down afterwards. See this reddit thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/awyid6/lantronix_spider_ipkvm_now_supports_html5/~~
	~~So, nobody really knows what, if anything, is wrong with the v4 firmware. It is available here: https://mega.nz/#F!higjRCoJ!p2kDrKlPccw0ZtGBn8SDjg~~
	~~spider-v4.0.8-38118_2018-12-17.bin~~

			On 2020-06-30, version: 4.2.0 (Build 38135) was released. I have confirmed that this version supports the HTML 5 KVM mode.
			* See release notes here: [ftp://ftp.lantronix.com/pub/spider/4.2/spider-v4.2-38135_2020-06-30-release_notes.txt spider-v4.2-38135_2020-06-30-release_notes.txt]
			* Download here: [ftp://ftp.lantronix.com/pub/spider/4.2/spider-v4.2-38135_2020-06-30.zip spider-v4.2-38135_2020-06-30.zip]

	~~Update:~~ On 2020-02-26, version: 4.1.2 was released.		On 2020-02-26, version: 4.1.2 (Build 38134) was released. The release notes imply that this version supports the HTML 5 KVM mode but I have not tested it.
	* See release notes here: [ftp://ftp.lantronix.com/pub/spider/4.1.2/spider-v4.1-38134_2020-02-26-release_notes.txt spider-v4.1-38134_2020-02-26-release_notes.txt]		* See release notes here: [ftp://ftp.lantronix.com/pub/spider/4.1.2/spider-v4.1-38134_2020-02-26-release_notes.txt spider-v4.1-38134_2020-02-26-release_notes.txt]
	* Download here: [ftp://ftp.lantronix.com/pub/spider/4.1.2/spider-v4.1-38134_2020-02-26.bin spider-v4.1-38134_2020-02-26.bin]		* Download here: [ftp://ftp.lantronix.com/pub/spider/4.1.2/spider-v4.1-38134_2020-02-26.bin spider-v4.1-38134_2020-02-26.bin]

	~~Update:~~ On ~~2020~~-06-30, version~~: 4~~.2.0 was released. ~~I have confirmed that this~~ version ~~supports the~~ HTML 5 KVM mode.		On 2019-05-15, version 3.00.31 (Build 38120) was released. This version did not support HTML 5 KVM mode.
	* See release notes here: [ftp://ftp.lantronix.com/pub/spider/4.2/spider-v4.2-~~38135_2020~~-06-30-release_notes.txt spider-v4.2-~~38135_2020~~-06-30-release_notes.txt]		* See release notes here: [ftp://ftp.lantronix.com/pub/spider/3.00.31/spider-v3.0-38120_2019-05-15-release_notes.txt spider-v3.0-38120_2019-05-15-release_notes.txt]
	* Download here: [ftp://ftp.lantronix.com/pub/spider/4.2/spider-v4.2-~~38135_2020~~-06-30.~~zip~~ spider-v4.2-~~38135_2020~~-06-30.~~zip~~]		* Download here: [ftp://ftp.lantronix.com/pub/spider/3.00.31/spider-v3.0-38120_2019-05-15.bin spider-v3.0-38120_2019-05-15.bin]

			On 2018-12-17, version 04.00.08 (Build 38118) was released. This was the first version to support HTML 5 KVM mode, but the download was taken down from the Lantronix website shortly afterwards. [https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/awyid6/lantronix_spider_ipkvm_now_supports_html5/ See this reddit thread for details]. Nobody really knows what, if anything, is wrong with this firmware. It has been made available by a third party for posterity. The links below are not directly provided by Lantronix.
			* See release notes here: [https://mega.nz/folder/higjRCoJ#p2kDrKlPccw0ZtGBn8SDjg/file/Q6wzhaDD spider-v4.0.8-38118_2018-12-17_User_Release_Notes.txt]
			* Download here: [https://mega.nz/folder/higjRCoJ#p2kDrKlPccw0ZtGBn8SDjg/file/p6gRDYCL spider-v4.0.8-38118_2018-12-17.bin]


			=Installing an SSL certificate=
			Unfortunately, this little appliance doesn't allow you to simply upload an SSL certificate. Rather, you need to create a certificate signing request (CSR) and send that to your SSL certificate provider / authority.

Jeremy at 00:44, 6 February 2021

2021-02-06T00:44:46Z

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	Nice KVM over IP with USB port for remotely connecting virtual media (expensive though at ~ $300 years ago). There are better solutions out there today, but this still works.		Nice KVM over IP with USB port for remotely connecting virtual media (expensive though at ~ $300 years ago). There are better solutions out there today, but this still works.
	* [https://www.lantronix.com/products/lantronix-spiderduo/#tab-docs-downloads Manufacturer Page]		* [https://www.lantronix.com/products/lantronix-spiderduo/#tab-docs-downloads Manufacturer Page]
			* [https://www.lantronix.com/wp-content/uploads/pdf/Spiders_UG.pdf Documentation]
	* Latest firmware as of 2020-01-28 09:42:25 EST (Tuesday): v3.00.31		* Latest firmware as of 2020-01-28 09:42:25 EST (Tuesday): v3.00.31
	03.00.31 (Build 38120) / V3.0_2019-05-15		03.00.31 (Build 38120) / V3.0_2019-05-15

Jeremy at 00:36, 6 February 2021

2021-02-06T00:36:37Z

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	* Download here: [ftp://ftp.lantronix.com/pub/spider/4.1.2/spider-v4.1-38134_2020-02-26.bin spider-v4.1-38134_2020-02-26.bin]		* Download here: [ftp://ftp.lantronix.com/pub/spider/4.1.2/spider-v4.1-38134_2020-02-26.bin spider-v4.1-38134_2020-02-26.bin]

	Update: On 2020-06-30, version: 4.2.0 was released.		Update: On 2020-06-30, version: 4.2.0 was released. I have confirmed that this version supports the HTML 5 KVM mode.
	* See release notes here: [ftp://ftp.lantronix.com/pub/spider/4.2/spider-v4.2-38135_2020-06-30-release_notes.txt spider-v4.2-38135_2020-06-30-release_notes.txt]		* See release notes here: [ftp://ftp.lantronix.com/pub/spider/4.2/spider-v4.2-38135_2020-06-30-release_notes.txt spider-v4.2-38135_2020-06-30-release_notes.txt]
	* Download here: [ftp://ftp.lantronix.com/pub/spider/4.2/spider-v4.2-38135_2020-06-30.zip spider-v4.2-38135_2020-06-30.zip]		* Download here: [ftp://ftp.lantronix.com/pub/spider/4.2/spider-v4.2-38135_2020-06-30.zip spider-v4.2-38135_2020-06-30.zip]

Jeremy at 00:30, 6 February 2021

2021-02-06T00:30:39Z

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	Update: On ~~June 30~~, 2020, version: 4.2.0 was released.		Update: On 2020-02-26, version: 4.1.2 was released.
	* See release notes here: [~~http~~://~~www~~.lantronix.com/~~ftp~~/spider/4.2/spider-v4.2-38135_2020-06-30-release_notes.txt spider-v4.2-38135_2020-06-30-release_notes.txt]		* See release notes here: [ftp://ftp.lantronix.com/pub/spider/4.1.2/spider-v4.1-38134_2020-02-26-release_notes.txt spider-v4.1-38134_2020-02-26-release_notes.txt]
	* Download here: [~~http~~://~~www~~.lantronix.com/~~ftp~~/spider/4.2/spider-v4.2-38135_2020-06-30.zip spider-v4.2-38135_2020-06-30.zip]		* Download here: [ftp://ftp.lantronix.com/pub/spider/4.1.2/spider-v4.1-38134_2020-02-26.bin spider-v4.1-38134_2020-02-26.bin]

			Update: On 2020-06-30, version: 4.2.0 was released.
			* See release notes here: [ftp://ftp.lantronix.com/pub/spider/4.2/spider-v4.2-38135_2020-06-30-release_notes.txt spider-v4.2-38135_2020-06-30-release_notes.txt]
			* Download here: [ftp://ftp.lantronix.com/pub/spider/4.2/spider-v4.2-38135_2020-06-30.zip spider-v4.2-38135_2020-06-30.zip]