[ale] OT: Can anyone recommend a KVM switch?

[Scott Plante]

Coincidentally, just about a week ago I happened to watch this side-by-side
review of the PiKVM v3 and another Pi based solution called TinyPilot
Voyager. I haven't tried either though. That video was the first I'd heard
of them.

https://youtu.be/TIrkEr2AeDY

TinyPilot Voyager: https://tinypilotkvm.com



On Sat, Feb 12, 2022 at 4:20 PM DJPfulio--- via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:

>
> My last IBM 101M keyboard has a few keys broke that won't come back.
> Picked up a cheap Logitech 845 wired keyboard, forgetting that mice and
> keyboards are USB these days. All of mine have been using ps2 ports the
> last ... er ... 20+ yrs.
>
> I have a USB-2-ps2 adapter, but it doesn't seem to work with the KVM.
> Tried it with both the Logitech and a few other devices. All are known to
> work, I've just never used them with the KVM.
>
> Have a Belkin OmniCUBE 4-port KVM switch here that needs to be replaced.
> The Belkin is VGA + ps2 only, but has been solid and supports 1920x1200p
> resolutions without a problem.
>
> I've been spoiled. Devices tend to work forever (15+ yrs) around here. The
> Belkin still works, BTW. I did have to buy an active adapter to get the
> nVidia 1030 (a GPU I didn't actually want to buy, but was forced into) to
> support VGA.
>
> So, I've been looking at 4-port 4K HDMI + USB KVM switches.  There seem to
> be the cheap ones which are $30-$150, with complaints that the USB devices
> get disconnected with every change to a different computer. They don't keep
> the keyboard/mice connections alive when on another box. Also, most of the
> clearly non-fake reviews complain about dead ports in a few weeks to 6
> months.
>
> What are you good people using?
>
> Has anyone tried the PiKVM-Switch? https://pikvm.org/ This is an IP
> switch with support for fully remote management like a DRAC or IPMI tool,
> just with constantly patched, no Java, no ActiveX, dependency problems.
> They planned to sell it for under $100, but that seems to have gotten raise
> to $150 by the places carrying the "hat" for a pi. I think the r-pi v4 is
> separate. This is just for the "hat".
>
> Different subject ... anyone need a bunch of ps2 (keyboard/mouse) cables?
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