On Sunday 01 May 2005 09:38 pm, Monique Y. Mudama wrote: > I'm looking for an X-friendly PS/2-style KVM switch. Currently, I > have a Belkin 4-port Omniview E series, and whenever I switch back to > X from another system, the mouse goes all crazy and I have to > ctrl+alt+backspace. > > Anyone have a well-behaved KVM switch? > > 4-port would be great, but I can live with 2. As long as I'm asking, > it would be great if you could tell me if > > a) you can switch systems with keystrokes instead of having to touch > the switch > > b) if the switch beeps when you switch systems > > Thanks in advance!
I'm using a 4 port KVM, that originally cost $100 US. I use alt-ctrl-shift-x, where x is 1-4, and it will switch to that computer. It's under the desk, so I'm not going to go through the cables and dust to find the model number ,but it's a Linksys. It is transparent to the OS, so I've had no problem using it on computers running Linux (with X), and various versions of the Redmond OS. I've had a few glitches (like when my one system with an older mobo powers off before I switch to another system, I have to hit the manual button on the KVM itself -- but otherwise I can always toggle it from the keyboard). The version I have works with PS/2 mouse and keyboard connectors. I don't know if you can use an adaptor and connect to USB, since it's never been an issue for me. I think it's great and it's one of those few pieces of technology that I hardly ever have to think about -- I just hit the keystrokes, and I get switched to the box I want. You can even boot one computer while using another, and it'll think the keyboard and mouse are hooked up to it. Hal > -- > monique > > Ask smart questions, get good answers: > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
