[TriLUG] linuux mouse kvm problems
Ken Mink
kmtrilug at nc.rr.com
Wed Jan 8 11:32:46 EST 2003
I have the 2 port IOGear KVM, but I got the one with USB support. I use
a USB mouse run through the switch. I've never had any mouse problems
with it. I use it on a Win2k machine(the wife's) and my RH8 machine.
The hitting control twice to switch is very annoying when playing twitch
games. I've just changed the games' controls so the <ctrl> doesn't do
anything. I just have to remember that and not hit control.
Ken
On Wed, 2003-01-08 at 11:21, Joseph Tate wrote:
> 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:
> >
> >
> >>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.
> >>
> >>anyone have any happy stories? perhaps KVM over IP?? or even a
> >>different manufacturer??
> >>
> >>
> >
> >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.
> >
> >Mike
> >
> >
> >
> >>thanks!
> >>/drm
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>
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