I am thinking of using a "TRENDnet 2-Port DVI USB KVM Switch Kit with
Audio TK-214i" with a FreeBSD-8.2 amd64 PC and a Windows 7 machine. I
presently have a Samsung 24" digital monitor and a Logitech S510
cordless keyboard & mouse combination. The keyboard, mouse and monitor
presently work fine on
Carmel writes:
> I am thinking of using a "TRENDnet 2-Port DVI USB KVM Switch Kit with
> Audio TK-214i" with a FreeBSD-8.2 amd64 PC and a Windows 7 machine. I
> presently have a Samsung 24" digital monitor and a Logitech S510
> cordless keyboard & mouse combination. The keyboard, mouse and mo
On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 8:03 AM, Carmel wrote:
> I am wondering if anyone has any personal experience with using KVM
> switches with FreeBSD and what that experience might be. I would really
> like to integrate these two PC into using just one common monitor,
> etcetera mostly due to space consid
On Sun, 11 Sep 2011, Robert Huff wrote:
Carmel writes:
I am thinking of using a "TRENDnet 2-Port DVI USB KVM Switch Kit with
Audio TK-214i" with a FreeBSD-8.2 amd64 PC and a Windows 7 machine. I
presently have a Samsung 24" digital monitor and a Logitech S510
cordless keyboard & mouse c
On Sun, 11 Sep 2011 14:28:42 -0400 (EDT)
Daniel Feenberg articulated:
> The problem I have heard of relates to "what happens if the machine
> boots with the KVM switched to another machine?" The KVM may need to
> pretend there is a keyboard connected at that point. You certainly
> can't tell by lo
On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 2:09 PM, Carmel wrote:
>
>
> Does your switch work when "X" is not loaded? I have not been able to
> get a satisfactory answer regarding that. Someone mentioned that "X"
> has to be loaded first. That would definitely be a deal breaker.
>
What I said is that the KVM, in m
On Sun, 11 Sep 2011, Carmel wrote:
On Sun, 11 Sep 2011 14:28:42 -0400 (EDT)
Daniel Feenberg articulated:
The problem I have heard of relates to "what happens if the machine
boots with the KVM switched to another machine?" The KVM may need to
pretend there is a keyboard connected at that poin
On Sun, 11 Sep 2011, Daniel Feenberg wrote:
If you are asking, "Is there a FreeBSD command to cause the KVM switch to
move to the next system?" then the answer is "I don't know and it would amaze
me if there were."
There's often a key sequence to advance to the next port or a specific
port.
--As of September 11, 2011 9:03:17 AM -0400, Carmel is alleged to have said:
I am thinking of using a "TRENDnet 2-Port DVI USB KVM Switch Kit with
Audio TK-214i" with a FreeBSD-8.2 amd64 PC and a Windows 7 machine. I
presently have a Samsung 24" digital monitor and a Logitech S510
cordless keybo
On Sun, 11 Sep 2011 11:20:19 -0500, Adam Vande More wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 8:03 AM, Carmel wrote:
>
> > I am wondering if anyone has any personal experience with using KVM
> > switches with FreeBSD and what that experience might be. I would really
> > like to integrate these two PC into
On Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:10:48 -0600 (MDT), Warren Block wrote:
> On Sun, 11 Sep 2011, Daniel Feenberg wrote:
>
> > If you are asking, "Is there a FreeBSD command to cause the KVM switch to
> > move to the next system?" then the answer is "I don't know and it would
> > amaze
> > me if there were.
On 9/11/2011 at 2:28 PM Daniel Feenberg wrote:
|The problem I have heard of relates to "what happens if the machine
boots
|with the KVM switched to another machine?" The KVM may need to pretend
|there is a keyboard connected at that point.
=
I've used Avocent KVMs and this does no
On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 4:43 PM, Polytropon wrote:
> On Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:10:48 -0600 (MDT), Warren Block wrote:
>> On Sun, 11 Sep 2011, Daniel Feenberg wrote:
>>
>> > If you are asking, "Is there a FreeBSD command to cause the KVM switch to
>> > move to the next system?" then the answer is "I d
On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 10:45 AM, David Brodbeck wrote:
> The USB switches generally emulate a generic USB keyboard and mouse,
> so drivers aren't a problem. Sometimes they work by simulating a USB
> disconnect from the machine they're switching to, though, so you need
> good keyboard and mouse h
On Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:45:59 -0700, David Brodbeck wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 4:43 PM, Polytropon wrote:
> > On Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:10:48 -0600 (MDT), Warren Block wrote:
> >> On Sun, 11 Sep 2011, Daniel Feenberg wrote:
> >>
> >> > If you are asking, "Is there a FreeBSD command to cause the
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