The only type of KVM switch I've ever had that worked was one that was all PS/2 and it worked just like the old A/B parallel printer switch boxes. Sadly, I sold that KVM switch to some one some time back, because there are times that I wish I still had it. Jim On Mon, 2008-01-21 at 15:45 +1030, Tim wrote: > On Sun, 2008-01-20 at 11:16 -0500, Claude Jones wrote: > > Most USB based KVM's require PS2 keyboard and mouse, and they connect > > to the client machines via USB - those generally work, though, with > > caveats. > > Not when I've looked. Most KVMs were either all PS/2 or all USB, inputs > and outputs. Ones that were a converter in the middle were the least > common available products, around here. > > After watching a friend's woes with all USB, all PS/2, and one that > converted (three different models and brands), I'm not enamoured with > the technology. It seems such a basic thing to do, yet they all managed > it so badly. Looking at some of the behaviour of them (dim and > flickering indicator lights, oddball behaviour when some PC was off or > booting, etc.), I'd say that any KVM that allowed you to power it > independently, instead of from the host PCs, might be an improvement. > > -- > (This computer runs FC7, my others run FC4, FC5 & FC6, in case that's > important to the thread.) > > Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. > I read messages from the public lists. >
