Re: recommend kvm switch

2005-12-02 Thread Joseph Garcia
I have used the following switch with both DragonFlyBSD, FreeBSD, and WindowsXP (on the same switch) at work without any problems. http://www.iogear.com/main.php?loc=productItem=GCS84B I have an older IOGear KVM switch at home that I have used with FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and WindowsXP (on the

Re: recommend kvm switch

2005-12-02 Thread Freddie Cash
The nice thing about IOGear KVM's is that they come with cables and are at a decent price. The one I have at home cost me about 150 bucks but that was about 2-3 years ago. They cost much less these days, though. Seems like alot of people here have had good luck with Belkin. Personally, I

[off-topic] Re: recommend kvm switch

2005-12-01 Thread Bob Bagwill
In _My Perfect Computer World_, every computer would be required to have a Universal Console Port, which only spoke the Universal Console Port Protocol. There would be only one physical connector design, the port would always be hot-pluggable, no differing baud rates, parity, character sets,

Re: recommend kvm switch

2005-12-01 Thread Bob Bagwill
On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 13:42:54 -0800, Peter Hessler wrote: I'd recommend getting usb keyboards and mice, or ps2-usb adapters. I have an Northgate Omni Key 101 that I'd hate to give up, so I guess I'll have to audition adapters too.

Re: recommend kvm switch

2005-12-01 Thread Peter Schuller
Keep in mind that some computers/OSs freak out when PS2 ports go away and come back. I'd recommend getting usb keyboards and mice, or ps2-usb adapters. Your computer will see them as usb devices, and those are designed to go away and come back. Alternatively get a digital kvm switch that

Re: [off-topic] Re: recommend kvm switch

2005-12-01 Thread Emiel Kollof
Op donderdag 1 december 2005 15:07, schreef Bob Bagwill: In _My Perfect Computer World_, every computer would be required to have a Universal Console Port, which only spoke the Universal Console Port Protocol. There would be only one physical connector design, the port would always be

Re: [off-topic] Re: recommend kvm switch

2005-12-01 Thread Martin P. Hellwig
Emiel Kollof wrote: Op donderdag 1 december 2005 15:07, schreef Bob Bagwill: In _My Perfect Computer World_, every computer would be required to have a Universal Console Port, which only spoke the Universal Console Port Protocol. There would be only one physical connector design, the port

recommend kvm switch

2005-11-30 Thread Bob Bagwill
Can anyone recommend a really bullet-proof 2 or 4 port kvm switch (that's DBSD compatible)? Thanks.

Re: recommend kvm switch

2005-11-30 Thread Erik Wikström
On 2005-11-30 22:14, Bob Bagwill wrote: Can anyone recommend a really bullet-proof 2 or 4 port kvm switch (that's DBSD compatible)? Thanks. I've been using a Belkin 2-port for years now without any problems, fist got a D-Link but it was crappy (the video signal was bad).The only problem

Re: recommend kvm switch

2005-11-30 Thread Freddie Cash
On November 30, 2005 01:14 pm, Bob Bagwill wrote: Can anyone recommend a really bullet-proof 2 or 4 port kvm switch (that's DBSD compatible)? Thanks. The Belkin 2-port (with built-in cables), 4-port, and 8-port KVM switches work really well. Tested with Windows 98/XP, FreeBSD

Re: recommend kvm switch

2005-11-30 Thread Peter Hessler
Keep in mind that some computers/OSs freak out when PS2 ports go away and come back. I'd recommend getting usb keyboards and mice, or ps2-usb adapters. Your computer will see them as usb devices, and those are designed to go away and come back. On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 16:14:41 -0500 Bob Bagwill