<div dir="ltr">I'll second the recommendation on Synergy. I've been using it for at least a decade and probably close to two. The main thing is you need a separate monitor for each system, but if you have two or three computers on your desk, Synergy is a much more natural way to share a keyboard and mouse. When you move your mouse from one screen to another, the keyboard follows, even though they're different computers and operating systems. I actually have a little IOGear KVM on my desk, but I only use it when the main system is down or I need to do BIOS stuff. The rest of the time I use Synergy to switch. I do use the commercial version from <a href="http://symless.com">symless.com</a> on the Mac, but I just use the version from the OS repo for openSUSE. I see it's available for MacPorts on MacOS for free, but I paid a long time ago for the Symless version and get free updates, so I haven't tried the MacPorts version. <br><br>Scott</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 15, 2022 at 5:40 PM lnxgnome via Ale <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org">ale@ale.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p>I'll second IOGEAR. I'd been using a 4-port iogear KVM switch
(DVI & USB2.0) for 5+ years. I'm down to two computers on my
desktop, and neither have DVI ports, so the iogear went into a box
unit I need it for something else.</p>
<p>I'm now on a Avmton 2port HDMI KVM, that I don't use for KVM. I
use it for a USB switch, because it was relatively cheap, and has
<b>hot-keys</b>. I switch between video inputs on the monitors
themselves. That gives me either computer on either monitor, or
both, or one computer on one monitor and the other computer on the
other monitor.</p>
<p>I've had good luck with USB-2-PS2 adapters and aBelkin 2-port
(VGA/PS2) KVM (both products bought 10+ years ago, so never-mind
....)</p>
<p>Also consider a software KVM, like Barrier/Synergy/Mouse without
Borders. I used Barrier before, and Synergy before it became a
commercial product.<br>
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<pre>I've been very happy with my 4-port Iogear KVM switch (VGA & USB) for the
5-7 years that I've had it.
Bob
On Tue, Feb 15, 2022 at 11:53:45AM -0500, Scott Plante via Ale wrote:
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<pre>Coincidentally, just about a week ago I happened to watch this side-by-side
review of the PiKVM v3 and another Pi based solution called TinyPilot
Voyager. I haven't tried either though. That video was the first I'd heard
of them.
<a href="https://youtu.be/TIrkEr2AeDY" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/TIrkEr2AeDY</a>
TinyPilot Voyager: <a href="https://tinypilotkvm.com" target="_blank">https://tinypilotkvm.com</a>
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<pre>My last IBM 101M keyboard has a few keys broke that won't come back.
Picked up a cheap Logitech 845 wired keyboard, forgetting that mice and
keyboards are USB these days. All of mine have been using ps2 ports the
last ... er ... 20+ yrs.
I have a USB-2-ps2 adapter, but it doesn't seem to work with the KVM.
Tried it with both the Logitech and a few other devices. All are known to
work, I've just never used them with the KVM.
Have a Belkin OmniCUBE 4-port KVM switch here that needs to be replaced.
The Belkin is VGA + ps2 only, but has been solid and supports 1920x1200p
resolutions without a problem.
I've been spoiled. Devices tend to work forever (15+ yrs) around here. The
Belkin still works, BTW. I did have to buy an active adapter to get the
nVidia 1030 (a GPU I didn't actually want to buy, but was forced into) to
support VGA.
So, I've been looking at 4-port 4K HDMI + USB KVM switches. There seem to
be the cheap ones which are $30-$150, with complaints that the USB devices
get disconnected with every change to a different computer. They don't keep
the keyboard/mice connections alive when on another box. Also, most of the
clearly non-fake reviews complain about dead ports in a few weeks to 6
months.
What are you good people using?
Has anyone tried the PiKVM-Switch? <a href="https://pikvm.org/" target="_blank">https://pikvm.org/</a> This is an IP
switch with support for fully remote management like a DRAC or IPMI tool,
just with constantly patched, no Java, no ActiveX, dependency problems.
They planned to sell it for under $100, but that seems to have gotten raise
to $150 by the places carrying the "hat" for a pi. I think the r-pi v4 is
separate. This is just for the "hat".
Different subject ... anyone need a bunch of ps2 (keyboard/mouse) cables?
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