[ale] KVM switch?

[Greg Freemyer]

I use SUSE w/KDE, and with the Belkin switch on my desk I have to do a
ctl-alt-bs, but then I think I end up logged out.  (I do pure CLI most
of the time, so I may have that wrong.)

On 5/26/06, roberth1954 at aim.com <roberth1954 at aim.com> wrote:
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> I have a Belkin "OmniCube" and have a problem with mouse sync too... As it
> turned out, the problem was NOT Linux but was actually Gnome. I tried it
> with at least 5 different distro's and the ones that use Gnome (Ubuntu,
> Fedora) have a problem (it started with Gnome v2) but, the ones with KDE
> (Kubuntu, Suse) are fine. I would set the KVM switch on my Gnome box and as
> long as I didn't change the port it would work great all day. However, if I
> ever changed to another box, I would literally have to power boot the Gnome
> box to make it work again. (ctl+alt+bs did not work)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg Freemyer <greg.freemyer at gmail.com>
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
> Sent: Fri, 26 May 2006 17:55:02 -0400
> Subject: [ale] KVM switch?
>
>
> I've got a bunch of 4port KVM switches, and several of them don't work very
> well.  Mouse etc. keeps getting out of sync with the Linux computer.
> Fortunately most of my Linux boxes are CLI only, but I like to have the
> option to so a startx and have it work.
>
> Now I need to get an 8-port KVM, and I don't want to spend $1,000+, but it
> only seems smart to find one that actually allows the mouse to work with
> Linux.
>
> Anyone have recommendations for a good, but reasonably priced 8-port KVM
> switch?  (I don't need rack-mount, but it would be nice if I could
> re-purpose it for that la tter.)
>
> Iogear has $200 one they claim is Linux compatible.  Also, I'm open to used,
> so maybe e-Bay is the way to go?
>
> http://www.iogear.com/main.php?loc=product&Item=GCS78KIT&name=8-Port%20KVM%20Switch%20Kit%20,%20PS/2,%20w/KVM%20Cables
>
> Does anyone have Good/Bad things to say about the iogear switch?
>
> Thanks
> Greg
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> Greg Freemyer
> The Norcross Group
> Forensics for the 21st Century
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Greg Freemyer
The Norcross Group
Forensics for the 21st Century