[olug] KVM switch help

Ryan O'Rourke ryano at ch-gifts.com
Fri Sep 19 18:01:23 UTC 2003


On Thu, 2003-09-18 at 00:19, Brian Wiese wrote:
> Yes, I've found you usally want a 'powered' kvm adapter, something that
> plugs into the wall.  I've used the cheap unpowered ones just fine -
> except mice don't like them so much.
> 
> On Mon, 8 Sep 2003 11:00:11 -0500
> "Jason Mollner" <jjmollner at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> |This probably doesn't help but I use a kvm switch with win xp pro, 2
> |debians and a win 98 with no problems.  Its a belkin model with usb
> |connections (no ps/2).


This isn't really an answer to your problem but as an FYI to Anyone Who
Cares, I just plugged a Belkin F1DK102P non-powered PS/2 KVM switch into
2 RedHat 9 machines today and everything seems to be working well so
far.
I think the switch was somewhere around $50.

-- Ryan



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