On Sunday, May 28, 2006 @ 7:37 AM, John Sowden wrote:
On Sun May 28 2006 04:27, Kevanf1 wrote:
On 27/05/06, James Knott <james.knott@rogers.com> wrote:
Greg Freemyer wrote:
On 5/26/06, James Knott <james.knott@rogers.com> wrote:
Greg Freemyer wrote:
Do the KVMs with USB mice work good with most models of KVM? Any issues getting into BIOS etc. with a USB mice? I really haven't used them much.
I haven't any experience with a USB switch, but I've heard they don't have the same mouse problem. How often do you use a mouse in the BIOS settings?
I could be all wet, but I _assumed_ that KVMs either had ps/2 keyboard/mice or they had usb keyboard/mice. Are you implying that KVMs with usb mice would still have ps/2 keyboards?
No, I'm not. You'd need an adapter to do that.
I guess I need to do a little more research.
Greg
There are some KVM's on the market that have both USB capability and ps/2 ports. Indeed, there are some that also have the older DIN style port in addition. These last are pretty rare nowadays though.
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Cheslyn Hay Staffordshire WS6 7HR I use a 2 port kvm for a dos box and a linux box, each on different networks. Unfortunately the kvm does not seem to pass enough current to operate my optical mouse, whether I use USB or PS2 (it comes with a converter connector.
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I have an IOGEAR USB KVM switch that I've had for 4 years. I use it with an optical mouse. I switch between a SuSE and Windows with it and have never experienced any problems with it whatsoever, on either machine. No mouse problems and no keyboard problems. Greg Wallace