Re: Looking for KVM recommendations


Subject: Re: Looking for KVM recommendations
From: Timothy A. Seufert (tas@mindspring.com)
Date: Sun Aug 19 2001 - 13:11:20 MDT


At 11:52 AM -0400 8/19/01, Christopher Murtagh wrote:
>On Fri, 17 Aug 2001, Timothy A. Seufert wrote:
>>The old 4-port model of the MiniView USB is "dumb". That is, it
>>cannot intercept keystrokes to use as a trigger to switch. Also, it
>>works by doing the equivalent of pulling the USB cord from one
>>computer and plugging it into another. They have a newer 4-port
>>model (which is more expensive than the old) that maintains virtual
>>USB keyboards and mice for each computer instead.
>
>
> I've been using a StarView 4 port USB KVM:
>
>http://www.everythingusb.com/hardware/index/Startech_StarView_Server_Sharer_4-Port_KVM_Switch.htm
>
> It works fairly well and was inexpensive. The delay between switches is
>minimal (about 2 seconds), so it isn't a big ordeal. However, I do have to
>unplug and replug my mouse (immdeiately after switching only) every now
>and again. This is a bit of a pain. Perhaps the model that Timothy
>mentions above might solve this problem.

 From the picture, it looks like it's probably the same thing as the
IOGear switch. The color is different, and IOGear bolts on this huge
plastic foot so you can stand it on its side, but the front molding
and rear panel look identical. Dunno who is OEMing from whom.

-- 
Tim Seufert



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