Stay away from Linksys Proconnect switches. They are crap. I have three computers hooked up to a four port switch. Once everything is running it works just fine, but booting from a total shutdown is a pain: the kvm won't recognize the keyboard unless you power up the switch at exactly the right moment during the boot sequence of the first pc. This is not easy to do. The only work around I have found to this mid-way shootin' gallery approach to startup is to let the first pc boot, then unplug and replug the keyboard at the back of the switch. Unfortunately this cause painfully slow repeat rates.
I thought is might be a faulty switch, so I exchanged it. On top of it all, linksys support sucks, when they can't figure it out, they just ignore you. I've tried three times to get some help from them and each time they just forget about me. Your life will probably be easier if you have all mini-DIN mouse and kbd connectors rather than the older AT style connectors. --- Elizabeth Barham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alex Malinovich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > writes: > > > Pardon me for a hideously off-topic question here, > but does anyone > > know of any cheap alternatives to getting a KVM > for home use? I've > > got 3 PC's tucked away under my desk, as well as a > Sega Dreamcast > > that I connect my monitor and my keyboard to, and > none of them care > > about whether they're started up with or without > these devices or > > whether the devices are plugged in afterwards. So, > for me, there's > > no benefit in getting a KVM for $500+ when I'm > sure that there's a > > "quick and dirty" solution available somewhere. > I've scoured the net > > to no avail. (I'm not an engineer, but how hard > can it be to have a > > switch go from one input to 4 outputs?) > > Fry's has some for about $100: > > http://shop1.outpost.com/search?search_type=regular&session_id=&engine_id=&system_cgi=&resultpage=0&form%25destination=%2Ftemplates%2FOutpost%2Fsearch%2Fsearch_results.tmpl&form%25destination_type=template&form%25searchmode=FullText&form%25sortby=MANUFACTURER&form%25sortorder=asc&form%25sortby2=NAME&form%25sortorder2=asc&form%25maxitem=500&form%25bv_content_content_type=0&form%25new_query=YES&query_string=kvm&SUBMIT.x=0&SUBMIT.y=0 > > Do you use X? > > Elizabeth > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games http://sports.yahoo.com
