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Thanks for all the replies<BR>
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What I found: <BR>
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PS2 Kbd + mouse ==> Old Belkin PS2 2 way KVM ==> IoGear PS2-> USB Y cable ==> HP Pavillion running Centos 6.x WORKS FINE.<BR>
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PS2 Kbd + mouse ==> IOGearPS2 4 way KVM ==> TrendNet PS2-> USB Y cable ==> HP Pavillion running Centos 6.x WORKED OK.<BR>
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Other combinations which involved an IOGEAR 4 way USB KVM did not work. <BR>
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PS2 Kbd + mouse ==> IoGear PS2-> USB Y cable ==> IoGear USB KVM ==> HP Pavillion running Centos 6.x didn't work in various annoying intermittent ways:<BR>
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Failed to Switch<BR>
Keyboard stuck repeating<BR>
Mouse not working<BR>
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Kinda annoying when one IoGear part doesn't work with another IoGear part. <BR>
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Maybe if we throw out my favorite ergo keyboard and trackball and go totally USB it might work better, but you read the reviews on some of these units and you wonder. <BR>
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It seems like the shuffle of PS2 to USB introduces multiple components and it gets.........undefined. <BR>
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That's why I was looking to see what people were doing that actually works. <BR>
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I'm reading that some KVM's really have a problem with stuffing both kbd and mouse into a single PS2->USB; and really want to see them on separate USB ports. <BR>
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regards, <BR>
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Neal<BR>
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On Sat, 2013-02-16 at 22:20 -0500, Calvin Harrigan wrote:
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Have you tried using PS/2 -> USB converters?<BR>
Something like:<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/TRENDnet-USB-Converter-TU-PS2-White/dp/B0007T27HI/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1361071154&sr=8-5&keywords=USB+ps2+adapter">http://www.amazon.com/TRENDnet-USB-Converter-TU-PS2-White/dp/B0007T27HI/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1361071154&sr=8-5&keywords=USB+ps2+adapter</A><BR>
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I use a USB converters with a ps/2 KVM with a stack of HP servers. Works well.<BR>
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On 2/16/2013 9:49 PM, Neal Rhodes wrote:<BR>
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Any wisdom regarding USB KVMs for multiple linux servers that actually work? <BR>
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I've had reasonable reliability with a PS2 Belkin unit for the last decade, but now find that I've got to put in a 4 port USB switch for me and a 2 port USB for my wife. <BR>
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I had considerable heartbreak with IoGear units in the last year and took them back. I'm reading that quite a few of the basic ones are terrible. <BR>
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All I'm trying to do:<BR>
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Switch VGA 1920x1080, Keyboard, Mouse. (it would be swell if I could keep my trusty ps2 keyboard and mouse) <BR>
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With<BR>
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HP Netvista running Centos 6.x<BR>
IBM Netvista running older Fedora<BR>
Dell Notebook running Win7<BR>
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>From what I'm reading, Startech.com seems to be a bit more expensive but actually work a bit more reliably. <BR>
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Regards, <BR>
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Neal <BR>
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