Mark wrote:
> Would love to hear other's input as well.
I went through two (?) mail order KVM's and then a half dozen more from
Fry's Electronics before coming upon an IOGear MiniView 8 Port PS/2 KVM
Switch (model GCS78):
http://www.iogear.com/product/GCS78KIT/
IOGear also makes a P
>On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 12:07 PM, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
> >
>
[snip]
> >It takes an odd duck to acquire "new" gear, hook it up to a known good
> >machine, then blame the known good machine when the new gear doesn't play
> >well with it.
> >
> >Have I correctly summed it up?
>
[snip]
Thanks for
Mark put forth on 3/5/2010 1:35 PM:
> Hi Stan, I think I hear what you're saying is that it's the KVM switch's
> fault it can't handle the machine, instead of the machine being the
> problem. However, seeing the keyboard and mouse connected directly to the
> desktop whether via ps/2 or usb, and s
>On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 11:29 AM, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
[snip]
> >
>
>KVM problems are almost _never_ caused by a PC or server. 99.999% of
> >the time it's the KVM switch itself. I can't count the number of times
> I've
> >acquired KVMs that just won't work and hearing the same from colleag
Mark put forth on 3/5/2010 12:31 PM:
> I work with some electrical engineers and they suggested a possible faulty
> circuit, or if a surge occurred at some point, a part of the power supply or
> mobo might be fused closed where it is supposed to stay open when the
> machine is turned off. This wo
>On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 10:21 AM, Dotan Cohen wrote:
> >
> >Yes, that sounds like what I had, which worked great when the cheap ones
> won't.
> >
> >I don't know if this could have any after-effects, but those switches
> >are designed for a maximum screen resolution, which may not exceed
> >768*1
On 5 March 2010 20:15, Mark wrote:
>>On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 10:11 AM, Dotan Cohen wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >Belkin KVM switch? Then get another one!
>> >
>> >The cheap ones on Ebay are no good either. I had a decent no-brand KVM
>> >with a hefty hand-switch that worked great, if I can dig it up I'll
>>
>On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 10:11 AM, Dotan Cohen wrote:
> >
> >Belkin KVM switch? Then get another one!
> >
> >The cheap ones on Ebay are no good either. I had a decent no-brand KVM
> >with a hefty hand-switch that worked great, if I can dig it up I'll
> >look for some serial number or something.
>
On 5 March 2010 19:58, Mark wrote:
> Looking for some ideas from this smart group as the problem I'm seeing is a
> new one to me. I recently installed a 4-port KVM switch (ps/2, not usb)
> connecting 3 desktop boxes at my house, 1 XP and 2 Debian Lenny systems.
> Different brands, models, etc. of
Looking for some ideas from this smart group as the problem I'm seeing is a
new one to me. I recently installed a 4-port KVM switch (ps/2, not usb)
connecting 3 desktop boxes at my house, 1 XP and 2 Debian Lenny systems.
Different brands, models, etc. of the desktops. One of them is an Hp
Worksta
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