Off Topic: can anyone recommend a USB KVM
John Summerfield
debian at herakles.homelinux.org
Mon Jan 21 21:57:14 UTC 2008
Henrik Frisk wrote:
> On Jan 21, 2008 3:36 PM, Tim <ignored_mailbox at yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 2008-01-21 at 08:11 -0600, Dave Ihnat wrote:
>>> When it locks, it's a bit of a PITA--it has a transformer, but clearly
>>> draws power from the host machines, since you have to unplug
>>> *everything* to reset it. MOST of the time, that will reset
>>> everything; very occasionally, you have to reboot the controlled
>>> computers. THAT is a royal PITA.
>> The electronics hacker in me would be tempted to pull that box apart and
>> see if it were possible to isolate the power wiring so it wouldn't draw
>> power from the computers.
>>
>
> I'm using a 2-port Aten master view. It's pricy but it works flawlessly in a
> mixed environment (Linux and OS X). It's USB and DVI and has its own power
> supply. Highly recommended.
What model? I'd never heard of them, but this place is withing a longish
walk of here:
http://www.comwiz.net.au/shop.asp?Category=KVM
The don't seem particularly expensive to me.
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John
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