Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:46:31 -0700 From: "David Christensen" <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: OT:KVM Switch Message-ID: <4796E490CD234898A4E6F62C901A34FC@a64x23800p> In-Reply-To: <20080827205935.GA85941@owl.midgard.homeip.net> References: <402691.90978.qm@web81206.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <20080827205935.GA85941@owl.midgard.homeip.net>
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Mark Busby wrote: > Looking at a Trendnet KVM TK-407K switch. It shows to work with linux. = Has > anyone=A0had success using it=A0with FreeBSD?=A0 I hate to waste time = and money, > even with the option of resale on eslay.=A0 Thanks for your time. I've had good luck with my IOGear Miniview GCS 78 -- 8-port VGA, PS/2 = keyboard, PS/2 mouse. I've used it with Win2k, WinXP, Win2003SBS, Debian GNU/Linux, Damn Small = Linux, and FreeBSD, in recent memory, and probably several more in the past. = I've also used the GUC100KM PS/2 keyboard and mouse to USB converter successfully = with several platforms. Sometimes I wish the KVM had sound, but what I really need to do is = build a matrix mixer/ distribution amp that sends each of eight line inputs to = the other seven outputs (e.g. no feedback loop)... Erik Trulsson wrote: > All KVM-switches I have encountered so far do not really interact at > all with the OS, and therefore will work equally well with any OS. > I see no reason to expect that KVM switch to be any different. I ran into *severe* problems in the past using KVM's with older AT = keyboard/ serial mouse machines. Basically, I went through every unit available = at Fry's and returned them all. Life only got better when I finally mothballed = the ancient hardware. However, I do recall that IOGear worked correctly, = but that I returned it because the hot-key sequence started with Ctrl, Ctrl (Duke = Nuk'em 3D's fire button). Consider buying retail, so you can test the KVM with everything you have = and return it if you find compatibility problems and/or hot-key issues. Dan Nelson wrote: > Watch out for KVMs that use the scroll-lock key to switch computers, > though. That makes using scrollback history on the console a pain. My KVM's hot-key sequence is Ctrl, Alt, Shift, <num>; in that order. = Thus far, I haven't run into an conflicting application or platform. Check the hot-key sequence of any unit before you buy. HTH, David
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