Andrew Lentvorski wrote:
Paul G. Allen wrote:
I've discovered the Linksys KVM I'm using (company supplied) is causing shadows on my screen in both Winsucks and Linux. It does this on both computers and each have a different brand video card (well, technically the laptop does not have a card :) ). It's most annoying in my IDEs when I have shadowed text all over the place.

Check your monitor cables.

While the KVM *can* suck that badly, normally they don't. The internal signal path generally isn't long enough to cause major problems (Obviously 2048x1536x32 x 85Hz would be an issue, but you normally shouldn't be running a KVM, then).

You need a decent shielded monitor cable with a ferrite core (which should damp out reflections from crappy impedance matching) on at least one end. Normally, that will set you back at least $30. You might be able to find one at Fry's.

Personally, I don't use KVM's anymore. Synergy or VNC do a nice job of giving me control of two computer from one keyboard/mouse.


How well does Synergy work for you?
Is configuration difficult?
Any annoyances -- major/minor?

Regards,
..jim


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