Re: [ubuntu-uk] KVM switch - suggestions?

2009-02-18 Thread mac
Andrew Oakley wrote: > I use the Zonet KVM3004, 14 quid including 4 sets of cables: > http://www.eclipsecomputers.com/product.aspx?code=LE-KV4KIT > > It's old-school VGA and PS/2 connectors. It works well with a PS2->USB > convertor and copes well with resolutions up to 1280x1024 @ 75Hz. Just i

Re: [ubuntu-uk] KVM switch - suggestions?

2009-02-17 Thread mac
Andrew Oakley wrote: > I use the Zonet KVM3004, 14 quid including 4 sets of cables... Many thanks for your very helpful reply. I've just ordered one (plus a couple of the PS2>USB converters you recommend in the review). Thanks again! Mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] KVM switch - suggestions?

2009-02-17 Thread Andrew Oakley
I wrote: > mac wrote: > > would I get better results with something a bit more expensive? > Digital video connectors would be useful, if all your kits > supports it. To expand this point, what you generally get by spending more money is better support for higher resolution video. If you only want

Re: [ubuntu-uk] KVM switch - suggestions?

2009-02-16 Thread Andrew Oakley
mac wrote: > Do any of you good folks use a decent KVM switch that works well with > Ubuntu/Debian systems? If so, I'd be grateful for enough detail about > make and model to enable ordering. I use the Zonet KVM3004, 14 quid including 4 sets of cables: http://www.eclipsecomputers.com/product.as

Re: [ubuntu-uk] KVM switch - suggestions?

2009-02-16 Thread David King
I have used a very cheap one with 4 PCs for some time now, and it works well. It is so cheap though, that there is no brand name on it. I bought it on ebay. Although it is not a USB type, it has the PS2 connectors and VGA. So I do not know if a more expensive one would be better, probably not,

[ubuntu-uk] KVM switch - suggestions?

2009-02-16 Thread mac
I've been using a Belkin Flip usb KVM switch to share keyboard, monitor and mouse between my main Ubuntu box and a second box (sometimes it's one running Ubuntu, sometimes one running Debian). Since upgrading my Ubuntu systems to Hardy, I've had problems with this set up, as the screen resoluti