On Thu, Jun 30, 2022, 07:48 Rich Shepard <rshep...@appl-ecosys.com> wrote:
> I want to purchase a KVM switch that allows me to switch an HP Compaq > LA1951g monitor between two desktop workstations. One workstation has a > Radeon Pro WX 4100 video card with 4 mini-displayports, the other has a > Radeon Pro WX 2100 video card with 2 mini-displayports and 1 displayport. > > My web searches find KVM switches for 2 or 3 monitors and a couple of hits > for 1 monitor/2 computers (the latter presents Newegg and Amazon), but the > descriptions all say 'dual monitors.' > > Not being a hardware guy I need recommendations for a KVM switch that would > allow me to use one USB/DIN keyboard and trackball and the 1280x1024 > monitor > with two desktop workstations which have mini-display ports in common. (I > assume there are mini-displayport to displayport adapters, and vice versa.) > > Rich > I can't remember the brand name, but in a previous life, I had a bunch of computers and used a couple KVM over Ethernet devices. They came in 4, 8, and 16 port versions. There was a dongle at each computer that connected via an Ethernet cable to a console box with the peripherals attached. The nice thing was the dongle always presented connections to the computer, so it never knew when the console was not in use. You brought up a list on the screen with a hot key and selected the computer you wanted. It also had a scan feature so, when it was not in active use, it would step through the list and display each screen for a short time. It was pretty slick. Maybe a search for KVM over Ethernet net may find something for you. There were different dongles for VGA and DVI, but I would imagine they now have HDMI and display port versions. Michael
