aladdin wrote: > Has anyone found a solution (besides a capacitor connected > across the mouse leads) to the problem of the mouse going > bonkers when you switch a KVM between windows and linux?
A modern electronic KVM switch with appropriate cables shouldn't need any external circuitry if everything is designed and working correctly. Finding a multi-O/S compatible KVM switch is a non-trivial undertaking. As I understand it, there are and have been many mouse protocols over the years and most are/were proprietary. I went through the exercise of buying, testing, and returning several 4+ port models at a retailer a few years back and seem to recall that the IOGear unit had the best compatibility, but one fatal flaw -- it used the Ctrl key as a hotkey for switching between machines and that's the fire button for Duke Nukem 3D. :-) I ended up with a Raritan Switchman (4-port), but had to endure persistent flakiness. It now has a bad cable and bad port, so I need to replace it. I have since recommended and installed 2-port IOGear KVM's for clients (Windows XP and Windows 2003 only, no Linux); they work flawlessly and use the Scroll Lock key. I curious about a KVM topology that uses dongles on the computers, Gigabit Ethernet, and an interface box at the operator location. All I really need is keyboard and video for servers, but mouse, speakers, microphone, and/or USB would be useful for desktops. Does anybody have experience with such? David -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
