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Date:	Tue, 30 Nov 2004 05:15:33 PST8
From:	"Harry Motin" <hmotin@sbcglobal.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	"George M. Boyd" <bb385@lafn.org > ,
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: KVM Switch Reco?

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Yes, thank you. Thank you everyone for your answers.

I have to change my present switch, because I now need a DVI connection to the
monitor. I've done a lot of online research and there appear to be only 3 or 4
companies that make such switches. And they are expensive. After much hand wringing
I decided to go with a Startech StarView 2-Port KVM switch. I hate to buy something like
that, however, and not know for sure whether or not it will fully work. However, the
information on the website said that the switch is independent of OS! OK! Good! I'll return
it for a full refund, if it is not.
HCM

On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 14:49:38 PST8, George M. Boyd wrote:

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>>Hello,
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>>Does anyone know , or can anyone make, a recommendation for a good KVM
>>(keyboard-video-mouse) switch that will handle eCS keyboard and mouse drivers. I
>>presently have a Linksys switch and I have to get a new one that has DVI connectors
for
>>the monitor.
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>>My Linksys switch, however, does not handle the OS/2-eCS mouse driver, so I have
to
>>connect a separate mouse directly to 2 different machines. I would like to avoid that
and
>>have the keyboard, video and mouse all work through the switch on both boxes (the
>>other box is a Windows 98 machine).
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>>Thanks for your suggestions.
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>>Also, does anyone know why KVM switches with DVI connectors are sooooo
>>expensive, compared to switches with CRT connectors?
>>HCM
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>>Harry:
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>I have a Mini AirLink KVM which works fine on both eCs and Windows 2000
>boxes. I use the switch to have two monitors running with one keyboard
>and one mouse and switch between the monitors. I have two seperate
>sessions running, one on each monitor. May not be what you want to do,
>but the AirLink works on Win and eCS.
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>George
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