From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 12 01:42:03 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CD1391065674 for ; Sun, 12 Aug 2012 01:42:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rjhjr0@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ob0-f182.google.com (mail-ob0-f182.google.com [209.85.214.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E0898FC16 for ; Sun, 12 Aug 2012 01:42:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: by obbun3 with SMTP id un3so6157633obb.13 for ; Sat, 11 Aug 2012 18:42:02 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:references:mime-version :content-type:content-disposition:in-reply-to:user-agent; bh=EgCCIY3+nryeXUTVw2Kw5PS8yHSXpyH1UO+gYHwpuoU=; b=Y4YXqKY8qtKD6FhhsKurXQyyv1yRuF3J4OxRznCOTfuHyAcpbkVe60W3a+73spXI/b Grzypist8+ENBw1pujYQLPzH82baCkNVgJkOELgTyfCgzv1aE+6smYvc+znSoDJJMsn/ uWFkSWwsp4eeNh/ASTeMbPXyBWQlKF4QsmlhQdWycQfeHdonm9Fsy1FxZFKogl6V2mUc hyz0mY+cacaO/r9rcSfGMQqF0LnbLBoninYLzOw07kIimY/lyZVBKqi2Fu8SIYQWL6Rm P4DKNhTqXXYb3k4oPrHsBX2IvTbqbOTHjt+hGJuRLOv3oqVXER7eVAgn3Mhd0uUuvMsW YDiw== Received: by 10.182.42.65 with SMTP id m1mr4216208obl.11.1344735722739; Sat, 11 Aug 2012 18:42:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (ip98-163-115-74.dc.dc.cox.net. [98.163.115.74]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id o9sm2037833oeg.5.2012.08.11.18.42.00 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sat, 11 Aug 2012 18:42:01 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2012 21:41:57 -0400 From: Bob Hall To: Gary Kline Message-ID: <20120812014156.GA67933@stainmore> References: <20120811191856.GA28865@thought.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20120811191856.GA28865@thought.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: what is the best kind of KVM Switch? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2012 01:42:03 -0000 On Sat, Aug 11, 2012 at 12:18:59PM -0700, Gary Kline wrote: > > > guys, > > can any of you with hardware background tell me which are > the better KVM makes? about three weeks ago my "Belkin > soho" 4-port kvm switch started going flakey on port #1. > > I ordered a new one, same make//model except with PS/2 > plugs. it arrived 100% DOA. I'Ve finally found > somebody willing to come over and help me. Fry's is about > 12 clicks away. they have not too many. maybe an > "iogear" (sp?). is there really that much diff between kvm > switch? and if there is, which should I be looking for? I've used Belkins. They've been flakey. I'm currently on my third year with an Aten and have had no problems. I bought this cheap off the Internet so I don't know what they usually sell for. There was some discussion here about KVM switches just before I bought mine and everyone who mentioned Aten said good things about it. Best of luck