[Cialug] KVM switches: recommendations?

[Dan Hockey]

-----Original Message-----
From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On Behalf
Of Tom Poe
Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 7:44 PM
To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
Subject: Re: [Cialug] KVM switches: recommendations?

Dan Hockey wrote:
> I have a four port Belkin KVM switch that has an external button on top or
I
> can use the scroll lock+up/down arrow keys to switch computers.
> -dh
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On
Behalf
> Of Jeffrey Ollie
> Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 6:35 PM
> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Cialug] KVM switches: recommendations?
>
> On 11/18/07, Tom Poe <tompoe at fngi.net> wrote:
>   
>> I need to invest in KVM switch.  Any recommendations?  Options?
>> Tom
>>     
>
> I had a Belkin KVM switch for my desk at work and I would NOT
> recommend it, especially if you use the control key a lot (I'm an
> Emacs user, so I do). It had a hard coded behavior that would switch
> between computers when the control key was held down.  If I had been
> able to remap the key to something else I would have liked it a lot
> but the Belkin firmware didn't allow you to do that.
>
> I didn't replace it with anything because I'm trying to reduce the
> number of computers underneath my desk by using virtualization to
> create development servers, rather than keeping a number of old PCs
> under my desk.
>
> Jeff
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Did you get that at Best Buy?  I'm on a pension, so can't buy online.
Tom

I got it at compusa about 2 years ago. I think it was a thanksgiving day
sale.
-dh