[ale] KVM or alternative

[Mike Lockhart]

Hmmm....wierd.  Might be somthing with slackware, since its the only
distro I've used with KVM's.  Although I do know at the last job I had,
I know that the guys with redhat 7.x and Mandrake had to do it also.
Wonder why you haven't run into that issue.  What distro or setup are
you using, etc...?

On Thu, 2003-02-13 at 12:11, Michael D. Hirsch wrote:
> On Thursday 13 February 2003 12:13 pm, Mike Lockhart wrote:
> > It wouldn't be overkill at all.  Belkin and a few others make a 2
> > machine KVM that is pretty cheap, check out http://www.pricewatch.com
> > and see who has one on sale.
> >
> > - Mike
> >
> > Side Note: Just remember that if you've got a Linux box and are running
> > X, you need to do a ctrl-alt-f(x) then alt-f7 everytime you switch the
> > KVM back to linux.
> 
> That must be system specific.  I've never had to to that in 4 years of 
> using a KVM with Linux.
> 
> --Michael
> 
> > On Thu, 2003-02-13 at 12:57, Grady Harris wrote:
> > > Hey, y'all,
> > >
> > > I'm getting a second machine at home, where the space is scant & the
> > > wiring is not something I want to strain. I'd rather not get a second
> > > monitor, so I figure a KVM switch is the likeliest alternative. I've
> > > read through the discussions of KVM switches on the ALE list from last
> > > year & the previous, which have been real helpful to me, since I've
> > > never used a switch before.
> > >
> > > Since I suspect that such might be overkill just for two machines, I
> > > was wondering if anybody had suggestions for any alternatives, since
> > > none has occurred to me.
> > >
> > > Grady Harris
> > > Emory University Hospital Branch Library
> > > 404-727-3090
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