Anne Wilson wrote:
The KVMs are supposed to do that, but apparently it is more complicated
than it used to be with auto-detection and maybe even initialization of
different device types. Some older ones don't work with mice with scroll
wheels and I've always had trouble getting linux and windows to share
one properly on KVMs that work with a 3-button mouse.
No offense, Les, but these comments need to be accompanied by a YMMV.
I work all the time with two linux boxes under this desk, connected to a
Belkin PS/2 KVM. It behaves faultlessly. From what I have read, USB KVMs
are more problematic, though.
The problem case I have is switching between Linux and Windows on the
same kvm with a wheel mouse - and you may be right that some of them
will work. With mine, whichever was switched to the kvm when the
machine was rebooted would work, but then switching back to the other
machine would make the mouse go wild. A nicer approach when you use
both frequently is to add a monitor to the other machine and run synergy
to share the keyboard/mouse like it was a dual-headed box. On a pair of
machines I use less frequently I just use a 3-button mouse.
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Les Mikesell
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