RE: [Leaf-user] OT: KVM switches
I called a friend of mine who researched KVM switches thourghly. He recommended these folks when dealing with KVM switches: http://tron.com/ After his searches, he bought a Cybex switch, and is quite happy with it. pn] I was just looking at the Autoview 200 1x8. $1100. Ouch. But when weighed against the cost of high quality video for 5-8 boxes... --- Peter Nosko _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ___ Leaf-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user
RE: [Leaf-user] OT: KVM switches
I just went through that same problem of crappy video. What resolution are you using and how long is your cables? Are you getting ghosting? If so, shitcan those cheap ass cables and get one that is shielded. I just picked up a ps/2 set from cyberguys.com for $23 bucks and it solved all the problems. BTW, I am using an OmniView SE 4 port. I use the other crappy cables for text based machines that don't need high resolution. Later Tony -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Peter Nosko Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 17:48 To: Leaf-User Subject: [Leaf-user] OT: KVM switches pn] Does anyone here use a KVM switch for GUI workstations? I use the old manual switch boxes for my LRP machines because quality video needs are low. But I've been using a Belkin Omni-Cube 4-port for X/Linux and Windows boxes and am unsatisfied with the video degradation. I'd appreciate any feedback on reasonably-priced KVM switches with decent video performance. Thanks. --- Peter Nosko _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ___ Leaf-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user ___ Leaf-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user
RE: [Leaf-user] OT: KVM switches
pn] Nope, went there, done that. I have the deluxe 6' cables with ferrite cores on each end from the PCs to the switch (just like the cables that come with monitors, except longer) and I think a 10' cable from the monitor to the switch. I can't get much shorted than that with my setup. pn] My windows boxes are running 1152x864@100MHz. The 2 Linux boxes are the same resolution, but I don't know how to tell what the vertical refresh is on them. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Tony Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 18:30 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Leaf-user] OT: KVM switches I just went through that same problem of crappy video. What resolution are you using and how long is your cables? Are you getting ghosting? If so, shitcan those cheap ass cables and get one that is shielded. I just picked up a ps/2 set from cyberguys.com for $23 bucks and it solved all the problems. BTW, I am using an OmniView SE 4 port. I use the other crappy cables for text based machines that don't need high resolution. Later Tony -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Peter Nosko Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 17:48 To: Leaf-User Subject: [Leaf-user] OT: KVM switches pn] Does anyone here use a KVM switch for GUI workstations? I use the old manual switch boxes for my LRP machines because quality video needs are low. But I've been using a Belkin Omni-Cube 4-port for X/Linux and Windows boxes and am unsatisfied with the video degradation. I'd appreciate any feedback on reasonably-priced KVM switches with decent video performance. Thanks. --- Peter Nosko _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ___ Leaf-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user ___ Leaf-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ___ Leaf-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user
Re: [Leaf-user] OT: KVM switches
I also use the Belkin Omni-View, PS2, with 6 foot cables. As long as I stay with no higher than 1024x760 the video is okay. So I've been looking also, but the real good ones that work cost many times the price of the Omni-View, and I haven't seen a decently priced switch either. Sam Slade Peter Nosko wrote: pn] Does anyone here use a KVM switch for GUI workstations? I use the old manual switch boxes for my LRP machines because quality video needs are low. But I've been using a Belkin Omni-Cube 4-port for X/Linux and Windows boxes and am unsatisfied with the video degradation. I'd appreciate any feedback on reasonably-priced KVM switches with decent video performance. Thanks. --- Peter Nosko _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ___ Leaf-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user ___ Leaf-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user
Re: [Leaf-user] OT: KVM switches
At 05:48 PM 06/25/2001 -0400, Peter Nosko wrote: pn] Does anyone here use a KVM switch for GUI workstations? I use the old manual switch boxes for my LRP machines because quality video needs are low. But I've been using a Belkin Omni-Cube 4-port for X/Linux and Windows boxes and am unsatisfied with the video degradation. I'd appreciate any feedback on reasonably-priced KVM switches with decent video performance. Thanks. --- Peter Nosko I'm using a Generic Brand manual KVM 4 station switch (SW192323M-4) $22.00 and 6' Video cables (UC1818-06) $6.00 from http://www.nwcable.com. I'm using it to connect a 17 CTX Ultra Screen and MS Natural KBD to 2 Windows and 2 Linux boxes. I can drive the monitor to 1600x1200 and it looks crisp. Much better than my eyes can handle. The two problems I have with this KVM. 1) The KVM must be switched to a Windows box during boot or it or it won't see the KBD. (It is a pain trying to use Windows without a KBD.) 2) The mouse drivers get confused when you switch between boxes which can require a reboot to fix. (I use a separate mouse for each computer.)
RE: [Leaf-user] OT: KVM switches
pn] What I've noticed is more important than the specific resolution/refresh rate is that all devices attached should use as similar as possible a resolution/refresh rate. But I still notice (most on the Win2K Server) several areas on the screen that waver, similar to the way you see heat rising off a road surface. I consider spending more, but I want to make sure that throwing money at the problem will actually solve it. Sam Slade Said: I also use the Belkin Omni-View, PS2, with 6 foot cables. As long as I stay with no higher than 1024x760 the video is okay. So I've been looking also, but the real good ones that work cost many times the price of the Omni-View, and I haven't seen a decently priced switch either. Sam Slade Peter Nosko wrote: pn] Does anyone here use a KVM switch for GUI workstations? I use the old manual switch boxes for my LRP machines because quality video needs are low. But I've been using a Belkin Omni-Cube 4-port for X/Linux and Windows boxes and am unsatisfied with the video degradation. I'd appreciate any feedback on reasonably-priced KVM switches with decent video performance. Thanks. --- Peter Nosko _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ___ Leaf-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user ___ Leaf-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ___ Leaf-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user
Re: [Leaf-user] OT: KVM switches
Peter Nosko wrote: pn] What I've noticed is more important than the specific resolution/refresh rate is that all devices attached should use as similar as possible a resolution/refresh rate. But I still notice (most on the Win2K Server) several areas on the screen that waver, similar to the way you see heat rising off a road surface. I consider spending more, but I want to make sure that throwing money at the problem will actually solve it. Check out Raritan and ask them why they are so expensive. Check out www.warehouse.com for lots of good KVM's. Find a place that offers satisfaction guaranteed and pay with a credit card. If you want these to work with Lrp, don't connect the mouse cable to the Lrp box. Best, Matt ___ Leaf-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user
RE: [Leaf-user] OT: KVM switches
Currently using the 2 port Linksys KVM, and I can not sing its praises enough. runs my 21 monitor with no degradation (that I can see) at 1024x728 75 Hz. Monitor rates are one of the things that fall with cheap cables, and the Linksys cables seem to be pretty good. I picked mine up for $56.99 at MicroCenter in VA, this was in the opened bin, the regular price was $65. Morgan Reed -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Michael D. Schleif Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 11:09 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Leaf-user] OT: KVM switches Peter Nosko wrote: pn] Does anyone here use a KVM switch for GUI workstations? I use the old manual switch boxes for my LRP machines because quality video needs are low. But I've been using a Belkin Omni-Cube 4-port for X/Linux and Windows boxes and am unsatisfied with the video degradation. I'd appreciate any feedback on reasonably-priced KVM switches with decent video performance. Thanks. I highly recommend Linksys KVM's -- for the money, there are none better, IMHO };-Þ http://www.linksys.com/products/group.asp?grid=15 And, this is from somebody who's not likely to own anything else by Linksys ; We've used both the 2-port (PS2KVM2, http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?prid=129grid=15) and 4-port (PS2KVM4, http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?prid=137grid=15) for several months. Each can be had for well under $100, if you search aggressively. Very rarely have we seen any type of lockup -- usually, due to a connection kicked loose ; The only real gripe we have is, once in awhile, the cursor lags behind the mouse by a couple of milliseconds and you click; but, there's nothing quite there on which to click ; This is not as bad as it may sound -- difficult situation to describe -- but, for some of us who fly around blindly, not always watching what we're doing on automatic pilot, it can be mildly frustrating. What do you think? -- Best Regards, mds mds resource 888.250.3987 Dare to fix things before they break . . . Our capacity for understanding is inversely proportional to how much we think we know. The more I know, the more I know I don't know . . . ___ Leaf-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user ___ Leaf-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user
Re: [Leaf-user] OT: KVM switches
On Monday 25 June 2001 08:52 pm, Morgan Reed wrote: Currently using the 2 port Linksys KVM, and I can not sing its praises enough. runs my 21 monitor with no degradation (that I can see) at 1024x728 75 Hz. Monitor rates are one of the things that fall with cheap cables, and the Linksys cables seem to be pretty good. I picked mine up for $56.99 at MicroCenter in VA, this was in the opened bin, the regular price was $65. I'm using the Belkin Omni-View 4 with Belkin 6-foot cable sets here. I found that: a) A system with an ATI Mach 4 on-board graphics adapter sucked when used through the KVM. b) A second system (which I now use as my main Linux desktop) with a Matrox Millenium II AGP produces excellent results with the same cables! -Tom -- Tom Eastep \ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ #60745924\ http://seattlefirewall.dyndns.org Shoreline, Washington \__ ___ Leaf-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user
