From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 15 03:37:50 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4755616A4CE for ; Thu, 15 Jul 2004 03:37:50 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail001.syd.optusnet.com.au (mail001.syd.optusnet.com.au [211.29.132.142]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1B19543D41 for ; Thu, 15 Jul 2004 03:37:49 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from syncman@optusnet.com.au) Received: from optusnet.com.au (c211-30-253-10.belrs1.nsw.optusnet.com.au [211.30.253.10]) (authenticated)i6F3bl811689; Thu, 15 Jul 2004 13:37:47 +1000 Message-ID: <40F5FBC5.5020703@optusnet.com.au> Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 13:36:37 +1000 From: Andrew Sinclair User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i386; en-US; rv:1.6) Gecko/20040113 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: chat@freebsd.org References: <20040715005828.GA41460@seven.alameda.net> <40F5E9DF.2070204@optusnet.com.au> <20040715031538.GB41460@seven.alameda.net> In-Reply-To: <20040715031538.GB41460@seven.alameda.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: ulf@Alameda.net Subject: Re: 4-user KVM experiences? X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 03:37:50 -0000 Ulf Zimmermann wrote: >On Thu, Jul 15, 2004 at 12:20:15PM +1000, Andrew Sinclair wrote: > > >>Ulf Zimmermann wrote: >> >> >> >>>I currently have a Cybex Autoview 200 2-user, 8 computer KVM and love >>>it. One feature I very much love, it allows me to have both user ports >>>on the same computer and both keyboard/mouse can be used, very nice >>>for training, showing things. >>> >>>Unfortunatly I need a 4-user KVM now, 8 computers would be still enough. >>>I tried an Apex 4XP (1998 kvm), it doesn't allow the above feature, >>>is 1024x768 max resolution and doesn't support handing screensaver >>>putting the monitor into powersave through. I also tried a Raritan >>>MX48, even with all Raritan cables, the image quality at 1280x1024 >>>is pretty bad (example: Outlook new messages are bold black, non-new >>>ones are black, hard to make out the difference). The Raritan also >>>doesn't hand through the powersave for monitors. >>> >>>So anyone here who could recommend a KVM? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>I have one of these: >>http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=11180&item=5709440955&rd=1 >> >>There is a slight ghosting effect on the analogue port in my computer >>but that would most likely be my GE-CUBE Raedon 9200SE video card. Other >>computers didn't have this. The video quality on all computers tested is >>otherwise very good. >> >>I think you could get a better deal than $90 though. This item will be >>listed for 7 days from the date this message was posted. >> >> > >Reread my question :-). I asked for 4-User (ie. 4 times monitor, keyboard and >mouse) and 8 or more computers. > > > Thats going to cost you a fortune. If you have money to burn, Google is your friend: http://www.kvm-switches-online.com/multiple-user-kvm-switches.html (they have 4 user, 8+ computer switch) http://www.42u.com/kvm_switches_multi.htm (4 user 42 computer switch)