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> Subject: Silly little KVM Prob - but a real PitA
> Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 14:33:00 -0400
> From: "Dave Robinson" <drobinson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
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> I'm running two late model computers with WinXP Home and sharing with an
> IOGear MiniView dual KVM switch. Every once in a while, the computers
> 'lose' the Keyboard (but mouse and monitor are OK). I can't get keyboard
> life in either the A or B switch positions.
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> I don't know if this is an OpSys Prob where it generates a keyboard error
> during a switch or a defect in the KVM switch. It's one of those once a
> week intermittent errors that are a real PitA to track down.
>
> Anybody had the same prob and can save me some grief tracking this down.
>
> tks, daver
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I have had this problem with several devices: a Belkin Omni-Cube KVM,
and a Cybex Long-View Extender. Plus a few generic types.
I don't think these are OS problems. After all, these devices simply plug in
in place of a regular keyboard. Some engineers simply make mistakes.
Although one would think that a PS/2 input is quite simple.
I recommend going wireless, at least for the keyboard. Gyration makes an
excellent RF keyboard. And a mouse. Plug the wireless keyboard into the
computer instead of the KVM keyboard output. This avoids the switching
logic in the KVM. I no longer use the Cybex key/mouse inputs for a
remote station, using the Gyration mouse and keyboard directly into the
computer. And I no longer use a KVM at all, since I found that mode of
operation confusing.
http://www.gyration.com/ultrasuite.htm
donc
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