[ale] Any Small USB KVMs that actually.........work?

[Calvin Harrigan]

Have you tried using PS/2 -> USB converters?
Something like:

http://www.amazon.com/TRENDnet-USB-Converter-TU-PS2-White/dp/B0007T27HI/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1361071154&sr=8-5&keywords=USB+ps2+adapter

I use a USB converters with a ps/2 KVM with a stack of HP servers.  
Works well.


On 2/16/2013 9:49 PM, Neal Rhodes wrote:
> Any wisdom regarding USB KVMs for multiple linux servers that actually 
> work?
>
> I've had reasonable reliability with a PS2 Belkin unit for the last 
> decade, but now find that I've got to put in a 4 port USB switch for 
> me and a 2 port USB for my wife.
>
> I had considerable heartbreak with IoGear units in the last year and 
> took them back.   I'm reading that quite a few of the basic ones are 
> terrible.
>
> All I'm trying to do:
>
>     Switch VGA 1920x1080, Keyboard, Mouse.    (it would be swell if I
>     could keep my trusty ps2 keyboard and mouse)
>
> With
>
>     HP Netvista running Centos 6.x
>     IBM Netvista running older Fedora
>     Dell Notebook running Win7
>
> >From what I'm reading, Startech.com seems to be a bit more expensive 
> but actually work a bit more reliably.
>
> Regards,
>
> Neal
>
>
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