Re: KVM recommendations?
On Monday 03 June 2002 17:06, Jerry McBride wrote: Would anyone recommend a KVM brand, modle or other? I've got a situation that's perfect for one, only need to support 2 computers, but I would like to have the ability to support 4 for future expansion. At the moment, one box is running windows and the other is running Turbo linux. I've had good luck with a 'cheap and cheerful' Cybex Switchview MP 4 port KVM switch. IT autosenses PCs and Unix boxes (i.e. SUN). :Price is around 300(USD). There's a cheaper model for around $90, for PCs only. Cable kits are extra. These are digital models and work very well. There are analog switches (essential a rotary switch) out there on the market that are cheaper. However, they are a pain in the butt and don't really work all that well. -- burns ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: KVM recommendations?
On 3 Jun 2002, at 19:47, R. Quenett boldly uttered: from Kevin O'Gorman: Being still within warranty, I sent it back and got a Switchview model (I forget the manufacturer) and have been very happy ever since. Cybex, now Avocent it looks like. http://www.cybex.com works, tho. Good, not perfect, unit. R Experience with the Belkin units overall has been mediocre at best. They're common, they're cheap, and if you can't find something else, they might be workable. Sticking with the brands who have a history of building solid commercial units I think is a better policy. (ie Cybex as mentioned above, who merged with Apex [my personal fave] to form Avocent) Other vendors of well-regarded commercial units include Masterswitch, Compaq (Apex OEM), HP (also Apex OEM AFAIK), Rose, and Raritan. I'm wary of the generic taiwanese stuff from Linksys/Aten/Edimax etc. -- Philip J. Koenig [EMAIL PROTECTED] Electric Kahuna Systems -- Computers Communications for the New Millenium ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: KVM recommendations?
I used a couple a couple years ago, named MasterView or MasterSwitch... They worked really well, but I never tried NT on them. Linux and 9x worked flawlessly (except when the KVM lost power or got shut off. Then you have to bounce Windows or restart X) On Mon, 3 Jun 2002 14:12:05 -0700 Condon Thomas A KPWA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jerry, Would anyone recommend a KVM brand, modle or other? Belkin makes several that are available and not too pricey. However, you will need to make sure it is compatible. I'm running one 2 CPU model at home, and an OmniView SE 4-Port here at work. I've got a situation that's perfect for one, only need to support 2 computers, but I would like to have the ability to support 4 for future expansion. At the moment, one box is running windows and the other is running Turbo linux. This may be where you run into troubles. Despite the supposed compatibility with Windows NT (special keyboard handling that messes KVMs up), the one here at work needs to be cycled through the list of computers to clear something out before the keyboard special characters work right. NOTE: This is not a problem on the Linux system I'm running here, only the two Win2K systems. It was a problem on the WinNT system I was running, too. It isn't a problem on either Linux system I'm running at home, either. This should not be a problem on Win95/Win98, either. Other than the Windows problem, I've been very happy with the Belkin models. In Harmony's Way, and In A Chord, Tom :-}) Thomas A. Condon Barbershop Bass Singer Registered Linux User #154358 ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL. ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: KVM recommendations?
Be careful if you choose a cheap one, as I bought two that don't work at all. They'd be better off as Video switches. On Mon, 03 Jun 2002 17:06:29 -0400 Jerry McBride [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Would anyone recommend a KVM brand, modle or other? I've got a situation that's perfect for one, only need to support 2 computers, but I would like to have the ability to support 4 for future expansion. At the moment, one box is running windows and the other is running Turbo linux. Thank you, in advance. -- *** *** Registered Linux User Number 185956 http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=ensafe=offgroup=linux 5:01pm up 82 days, 22:12, 5 users, load average: 0.11, 0.15, 0.10 ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL. ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: KVM recommendations?
Another vote for one NOT to use--the Protec Bytelan switches. We have two of them, and they actually work quite well with Windows NT, except if there is any kind of power problem with the switch, in which case the mouse stops working. Where I had a problem is with X Windows, in this case on a Mandrake 6.0 system (running KDE, but I think we may have had the same problem with other desktops, too). As I recall, it didn't accept either keyboard or mouse input properly. Even more problematically, once Linux was booted to a GUI, it wouldn't switch to another computer. Then again, they are fine with any CLI--DOS, Linux, OS/2, and our Linux systems are servers, so we just used this as an excuse to not even install X. At 09:40 AM 6/4/02 -0400, Matthew Carpenter wrote: Be careful if you choose a cheap one, as I bought two that don't work at all. They'd be better off as Video switches. Stuart Biggerstaff Linda Hall Library of Science Engineering Technology 5109 Cherry St. Kansas City, MO 64110 Phone: (816) 926-8748 (800) 662-1545 x748 FAX:(816) 926-8785 URL:www.lindahall.org ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
RE: KVM recommendations?
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Re: KVM recommendations?
I use a Linksys Pro-Connect KVM at work. No problems under Linux, although i hear from some of my less enlightened coworkers that it doesn't get along with windoze2k too well. Something about the mouse keyboard not being detected all the time. On Mon, 3 Jun 2002, Jerry McBride wrote: Would anyone recommend a KVM brand, modle or other? I've got a situation that's perfect for one, only need to support 2 computers, but I would like to have the ability to support 4 for future expansion. At the moment, one box is running windows and the other is running Turbo linux. Thank you, in advance. -- ~~ Lonni J Friedman[EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Step-by-step TyGeMo http://netllama.ipfox.com ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
KVM recommendations?
Would anyone recommend a KVM brand, modle or other? I've got a situation that's perfect for one, only need to support 2 computers, but I would like to have the ability to support 4 for future expansion. At the moment, one box is running windows and the other is running Turbo linux. Thank you, in advance. -- * * Registered Linux User Number 185956 http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=ensafe=offgroup=linux 5:01pm up 82 days, 22:12, 5 users, load average: 0.11, 0.15, 0.10 ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
RE: KVM recommendations?
Jerry, Would anyone recommend a KVM brand, modle or other? Belkin makes several that are available and not too pricey. However, you will need to make sure it is compatible. I'm running one 2 CPU model at home, and an OmniView SE 4-Port here at work. I've got a situation that's perfect for one, only need to support 2 computers, but I would like to have the ability to support 4 for future expansion. At the moment, one box is running windows and the other is running Turbo linux. This may be where you run into troubles. Despite the supposed compatibility with Windows NT (special keyboard handling that messes KVMs up), the one here at work needs to be cycled through the list of computers to clear something out before the keyboard special characters work right. NOTE: This is not a problem on the Linux system I'm running here, only the two Win2K systems. It was a problem on the WinNT system I was running, too. It isn't a problem on either Linux system I'm running at home, either. This should not be a problem on Win95/Win98, either. Other than the Windows problem, I've been very happy with the Belkin models. In Harmony's Way, and In A Chord, Tom :-}) Thomas A. Condon Barbershop Bass Singer Registered Linux User #154358 ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: KVM recommendations?
Jerry McBride wrote: Would anyone recommend a KVM brand, modle or other? I've got a situation that's perfect for one, only need to support 2 computers, but I would like to have the ability to support 4 for future expansion. At the moment, one box is running windows and the other is running Turbo linux. Thank you, in advance. Here at work we use the belkin KVM's, they work fine. I know they probably aren't the most 'fancy' boxes, but they are functional. And they work with openserver,linux,unixware without any problems... regards- Jim ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
RE: KVM recommendations?
Would anyone recommend a KVM brand, modle or other? I've got a situation that's perfect for one, only need to support 2 computers, but I would like to have the ability to support 4 for future expansion. At the moment, one box is running windows and the other is running Turbo linux. Thank you, in advance. One other important note: I've found that an installation of a new OS works more reliably if I plug the keyboard mouse into the computer directly, then go back to the KVM when it is completed. I don't know why this is, but I believe it is hardware/BIOS related, since it seems to vary form machine to machine. In Harmony's Way, and In A Chord, Tom :-}) Thomas A. Condon Barbershop Bass Singer Registered Linux User #154358 ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: KVM recommendations?
I am runnibg one called A ten. I have winders 2k solaris linux all working They have the feature that allows boot up and be off select. approx $179.00 cheers -- Rick Sivernell Dallas, Texas 75287 972 306-2296 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Caldera Open Linux eWorkStation 3.1.1 Registered Linux User .~. / v \ /( _ )\ ^ ^ In Linux we trust! ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
RE: KVM recommendations?
Stay away from Belkin KVM's. I have found they do not work well when you install a Linux GUI desktop. -Original Message- From: Kevin O'Gorman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Mon 6/3/2002 6:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Subject: Re: KVM recommendations? At school, they were using Belkin KVM's, so I decided to buy one too. Bad idea. I checked with the support staff and apparently the cheaper Belkins were giving them the same trouble I had: the mouse did not work reliably. Being still within warranty, I sent it back and got a Switchview model (I forget the manufacturer) and have been very happy ever since. It was about US$15 more expensive when equipped with cables for 2 systems, but worth the lost hassles. The item was from warehouse.com, item # DSD2273. 4 ports, can reset the mouse (I never needed that), you can switch with the keyboard (double-tap CNTL), and a some other things I don't care about but you might. I liked the cables for this box better than the Belkin too, for reasons that I'd need a diagram to explain. And I'm too lazy for that. Comes with cables for 2 systems. ++ kevin On Mon, Jun 03, 2002 at 05:06:29PM -0400, Jerry McBride wrote: Would anyone recommend a KVM brand, modle or other? I've got a situation that's perfect for one, only need to support 2 computers, but I would like to have the ability to support 4 for future expansion. At the moment, one box is running windows and the other is running Turbo linux. Thank you, in advance. -- * * Registered Linux User Number 185956 http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=ensafe=offgroup=linux 5:01pm up 82 days, 22:12, 5 users, load average: 0.11, 0.15, 0.10 ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL. -- Kevin O'Gorman (805) 650-6274 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Permanent e-mail forwarder: mailto:Kevin.O'[EMAIL PROTECTED] At school: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.cs.ucsb.edu/~kogorman/index.html Web: http://kosmanor.com/~kevin/index.html Life is short; eat dessert first! ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL. winmail.dat
Re: KVM recommendations?
from Kevin O'Gorman: Being still within warranty, I sent it back and got a Switchview model (I forget the manufacturer) and have been very happy ever since. Cybex, now Avocent it looks like. http://www.cybex.com works, tho. Good, not perfect, unit. R -- http://www.quen.net Fix reason firmly in her seat and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there is one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear. --Thomas Jefferson ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: KVM recommendations?
I have a LinkSys ProConnect KVM100SK (2-port). Machine #1 is a P4 running Linux. Machine #2 is a P4 running Win2k Pro. Works great. The best feature: a simple double tap on the Ctrl key switches screens. Alot of KVM switches use a grotesque multi-fingered sequence to flip screens. Michael Jerry McBride wrote: Would anyone recommend a KVM brand, modle or other? I've got a situation that's perfect for one, only need to support 2 computers, but I would like to have the ability to support 4 for future expansion. At the moment, one box is running windows and the other is running Turbo linux. Thank you, in advance. ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: KVM recommendations?
On Monday June 03 2002 05:15 pm, you interfaced in analog form:
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