[TriLUG] linuux mouse kvm problems

[Joseph Tate]

I've been pretty happy with my IOGear 4 port KVM.  The only problem with 
it: you use two taps of the control key to switch displays.  If you're 
playing Quake, that's usually the Jump button, and you can accidentally 
switch right as you're about to get Fragged.  Other than that, no 
problems with corded mice or displays.  Cordless mice is a different story.

Joseph

Mike Broome wrote:

>On Wed, Jan 08, 2003 at 11:00:10AM -0500, David R. Matusiak wrote:
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>>this whole dealy scares me /real/ bad.  i need a KVM solution in the 
>>worst way, but i have been putting it off because of lack of $$$ and 
>>phantom issues like those listed in this thread.  i'd hate to lay out 
>>$150 + cables and wind up *still* having multiple thingies (in this 
>>case, mice) connected.
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>>anyone have any happy stories?  perhaps KVM over IP??  or even a 
>>different manufacturer??
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>KVM over IP is basically what you get by using VNC.  One limitation is
>that you can't have different machines actually driving the monitor at
>different resolutions/rates.  Different resolutions end up being
>different sized VNC client windows.  You might also run into problems
>with motion video (playing fast-moving games, watching video playback)
>because of network latency, but that would probably be the case with any
>"over IP" solution.
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>Mike
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>>thanks!
>>/drm
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