---- Original Message ----- From: "jludwig" <wralphie@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2004 2:24 PM Subject: Re: Problem with monitor/keyboard/mouse switch > On Mon, 2004-04-26 at 04:55, Chadley Wilson wrote: > > On Sun, 2004-04-25 at 21:30, Peter Bürger wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > I've a problem with my monitor/keyboard/mouse switch. I don't know > > > how it's called in english. > > > > Sorry for the late response, just FYI it called a KVM switch box > > (Keyboard, Video, Mouse) > > I have about 40 of them various models. They all drop the mouse in > > windows linux and os2. > > Some of mine are digital and some are manual. By digital I mean the ones > > that have a power supply and you can switch computers using the > > keyboard. > > > > Cheers Chad > As far as keyboard dropping, I don't know about this, but certain > systems (hardware) I have seen, and had, lose PS2 and bus mice just by > unplugging the mouse. > Reinitializing the mouse restored it though. > >From what I understand though the switch should preclude this problem. > -- > jludwig <wralphie@xxxxxxxxxxx> >From what I understand there are 2 types of KVM switches, a "Pass-through" and a "Store and Forward" type. I've tried the Pass-through and they don't work in my situation either, drops the mouse & keyboard (USB) on my notebook & Linux firewall (Smoothwall). I talked with the manufacturerof the one I tried and they suggested I try a more expensive "store and forward" type, which most product sheets do not list. I am now waiting for another manufacturer to get back to me before I try purchacing another KVM. Dave
