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| 258358 | 2004-08-05 05:27:00 | Looking for a KVM switch, after my old monitor died, and would rather have a KVM than a new monitor. Looked through the other topics on pressf1, and have a few questions. I like the look of that $21 DSE manual switch. Going to be switching between XP, and Linux. Not sure wich distro, but the oldest it will be is mandrake9.2 from jetstreamgames. I see it does not come with cables. My 2 computers are about 1 metre apart., but i guess i can but them closer together somehow. What cables do i need? I have power cables for monitor, and no wireless keyboard or mouse, but I dont have a clue what else i need. Thanks |
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| 258359 | 2004-08-05 06:23:00 | KVM switches are ideal for when you only have the one set of keyboard/monitor/mouse. You can get cheaper KVM switches, but I have this (www.dse.co.nz) one which is automatic. It comes with all the cabling you need and the distance between your computer is not a problem. The cheaper KVM switches don't come with the cables, and these are about $30 anyway, so the Auto KVM works out overall as a good deal. Your monitor, keyboard and mouse all plug into the KVM switch, and there are two sets of keyboard/mouse/monitor cables leading from this - one for each computer. The KVM does not require any drivers so is OS independent. I have had it working with various Linux distro's and Windows with no problems. For the above KVM, you switch between the two computers by using a hot key combination on the keyboard (Scroll-lock, scroll-lock, Esc) and the switch occurs instantaneously with the other computer's desktop showing on the monitor. |
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| 258360 | 2004-08-05 10:18:00 | Great reply thanks. Sorted everything for me. I will get that. | mejobloggs (264) | ||
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