Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:53:34 -0600 From: Bobby <bobby@missionaccess.org> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: kvm switch Message-ID: <200901201853.34513.bobby@missionaccess.org> In-Reply-To: <20090121063811.GA21360@kokopelli.hydra> References: <1232424988.7651.20.camel@pokey.kendallshaw.com> <20090121063811.GA21360@kokopelli.hydra>
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On Wednesday 21 January 2009 12:38:12 am Chad Perrin wrote: > On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 08:16:28PM -0800, Kendall Shaw wrote: > > Do you have a kvm switch that does mouse and keyboard emulation and know > > that it works with freebsd? > > > > I have an iogear kvm switch from around the last time I asked this > > question here years back, that has usually worked with linux, netbsd, > > openbsd, macos and windows. Back then to work with freebsd, each time I > > switched away and back I would login remotely and issue a command to get > > freebsd to recognize the keyboard again. > > > > The newer version of my kvm switch says it has mouse and keyboard > > emulation, but I can't get a straight answer out of them if that means > > the OS can tell that they keyboard has disconnected or not. Do you know? > > Or do you know of a KVM switch, that does that and is suitable for an > > impoverished person's home computing needs? > > > > Also, I read someone's comment on newegg that the mouse emulation only > > emulates 2 buttons. Do you know if that is true? I am using a Trendnet TK-207 USB switch and it works very well with my system. It switches between FreeBSD and Vista, and I use a zBoard keyboard with my mouse plugged in through the keyboard. I don't have any problems with this KVM, it works greaat.
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