We have had success with masterview 8 port KVMs at my office. They supply a powered connection to the boxes, and so far they also successfully can detach and reattach to a server while in operation, without loss of the mouse (more of a windows issue than linux). We have a bunch of these: http://www.kvm-switches-online.com/cs128a.html they do require a non-standard set of cables, with a 25 pin on one end, and your k/v/m on the other, but they are very reliable. Ive had these for 2 years, and not one hitch yet. jonathan -----Original Message----- From: shrike-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:shrike-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike Watson Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 7:47 PM To: shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: KVM and/or alternatives -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 11 December 2003 10:59 am, Bill Gradwohl wrote: > I've had several KVM switches to control the 5-8 machines I have at > my desk at any point in time. These boxes are a mix of Linux, > Windows, and Netware operating systems I use for testing or while > configuring them for clients. > > None of the KVM's I've tried has been without fault. > Some cause mouse problems. Configuring Linux without a wheel mouse > helps. Some lock up periodically. Dis & re connecting the keyboard > cable fixes it. Some won't hold the keyboard repeat rate when > switching around. A real nuisance when you're trying to write code > and your cursor crawls at 10CPS. Some have long delays to get > keyboard or mouse control after switching. Some can't handle higher > resolution monitors. > etc...etc...etc > These have all been PS/2 style KVM's. > > Does anyone have a KVM they like? > Is anyone using a USB KVM successfully on Linux? > > Lately, I've been considering abandoning the KVM route in favor of > just running X sessions thru a ssh tunnel to headless boxes. > > Does anyone know of a reliable and inexpensive X client for a W2K > environment? W2K is the stumbling block. I need that platform for one > telephony application and therefore the W2K box has to be my gateway > to the other boxes. > > Is anyone running headless boxes and using X/SSH to work on them > reliably? > > Bill Gradwohl > YCC > (817) 224-9400 x211 > www.ycc.com > SPAMstomper Protected E-mail I'm using a 4-port Linksys KVM to switch one Win98, one WIn2K, one RH9, and one Fedora, all without problems. You have to remember to keep the sum of the length of the two longest cables under 12-15 feet or line loss can be an issue. Mike W - -- Registered Linux - 256979 (http://counter.il.org for more information) NRA Life ARS: W0TMW -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/2R365fq6h2uDDlQRAlnoAJ0bsNp/GfgNudlOM0iUEl5LMZ4YxgCfb+Cj fbemD9XFJJ9W18wg4Fo8CxQ= =D943 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
