Not to be discouraging, but I've noted that mice frequently have
trouble with these boxes under the best of conditions. Some PS/2
ports just won't work with them at all, and some operating systems (as
you've seen) handle some configurations better than others. I
frequently have to reboot a particular NT server (luckily, not a
mission-critical one =) to get it to reactivate the mouse when it's
connected through a switchbox. I ultimately resigned myself to a
separate mouse for each station, and share just the monitor and
keyboard.
You've added to your woes with the PS/2 -> serial converter. I've
also found those to be unreliable in and of themselves, as are
AT->PS/2 keyboard adaptors.
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Community Networking Initiative
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Adam Goucher wrote:
:Hi. I'm having a hard time getting my mouse to work through my new kvm
:switchbox. It works fine for the nt box, but the mouse doesnt respond in
:x. Hopefully this is not one of the things 'that need work'. Heres the
:setup...
:
:linux box (ps/2 port) -> ps/2-to-serial changer -> serial port on switch
:box (input) -> serial port on switch box (output)
:
:I think the problem is that its doing a ps/2 -> serial changover at the
:switchbox, therefore, I may have to just get a cheapo serial connector for
:the linux box, but hoping to not need to do that...so any ideas would be
:appreciated.
:
:-adam
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