Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2012 15:44:03 -0400 From: "Mike." <the.lists@mgm51.com> To: "FreeBSD Mailing List" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: what is the best kind of KVM Switch? Message-ID: <201208111544030789.0047EB59@sentry.24cl.com> In-Reply-To: <20120811191856.GA28865@thought.org> References: <20120811191856.GA28865@thought.org>
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On 8/11/2012 at 12:18 PM 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? | | tia, | | gary | | | |-- ============= My requirements may not be the same as yours, but I have experiences in two brands of KVMs: IOGear and Avocent. The IOGear KVM worked well ... for a while, then quit. I was not impressed by IOGear's customer service The Avocent, though more expensive, just works and works. I now have another on my DVI monitor. It, too, works well and reliably.
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