Console redirection among linked computers

A host computer, comprising:

• a network interface to receive data packets from a control computer, the data packets including information to control one or more operations on the host computer, the network interface further to transmit data packets to the control computer;
• an interrupt controller to generate timer interrupts for processing the received data packets and the transmitted data packets at a timer interrupt frequency;
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• a memory including a basic input and output system (BIOS), the BIOS to determine whether a data packet has been received from the control computer during a time interval between a first timer interrupt and a second timer interrupt, and if a data packet has been received, the BIOS further to unpacketize the received data packet.