Unfortunately, VNC is not an option for this client. The client is not at all computer savvy. So I am trying to keep it as simple as possible.
-----Original Message----- From: Jim Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 12:06 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: KVM with Wireless Keyboard/Mouse? > -----Original Message----- > From: CF-DEV [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2005 9:47 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: KVM with Wireless Keyboard/Mouse? > > Now to throw a twist into the mix, one would be a Windows XP system > and the other a Mac (Apple) system. Just to spin a tangent at you: do you NEED a switch or would remote control software do you? Since I'm all Windows here I use the built in Desktop sharing and it works wonders - I don't use a KVM at all any more (and in getting rid of it I've also eliminated several dozen feet of extra cables and improved my monitor output since I can used Dual DVI now). There is remote control software that works cross-platform (I think VNC does and I thought, but may be wrong, that there's a PC Anywhere for the Mac). > Guess I will find out at Microcenter when I go there. > A lot of the items found online said that it was Not possible which I > thought was strange. There may be problems... but I've never seen them. One potential problem is that wireless receivers get power from the keyboard port. Some switches only get power when the keyboards are on and this can cause weirdness when booting (you might get a "no keyboard" error at first). In the one case that this was happening I just disabled the keyboard check in the BIOS and everything was fine. I've never had such problems with powered KVMs like the Cybex models. With a Ma/PC pairing I think there could be problems with key mappings depending on if you're using an Apple keyboard with Windows or vice versa (for example the "Apple Key" and "Windows Key") but all the Logitech keyboards I've gotten recently have the Apple symbols on the "Alt" keys which indicates to me that they're compatible. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:165017 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
