[CLUE-Tech] KVM Switches

[Robert Woods]

At 10:54 AM 12/29/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi all;
>Does anybody use KVM switches?  I've got a problem that when I switch
>from one machine to another, then back again, my mouse is basically
>useless.  I've found in some instances that restarting the GPM daemon
>restores proper operation, but not always.
>I'm not always using the same machines, and not always Linux, so I don't
>believe that using something like VNC is particularly an option.
>However, I am open to suggestions.
>
>TIA
>Russ


I use an 8 port Belkin. 4 machines with windoz and 4 with RedHat. I have 
not experienced the problem you seem to have. I do note a couple of other 
problems related.

1)      When I get hyper and switch between machines, and have my hand on 
the mouse and move it to soon after the switch is complete, the keyboard 
and mouse are locked. The Belkin has a reset, activated by pressing both 
front panel switches simultaneously, that generally solves this problem. If 
not the NT / 2000 machines will need to be rebooted. (Happens very rarely).

2)      I do note that the keyboard control to wake up the Belkin (2 quick 
scroll lock hits) sometimes pauses the RedHat console. I then have to 
switch back to the machine and give it a single Scroll Lock to get it to 
take off. This especially happens at shutdown time.

3)      I have an older Belkin attached to some older versions of FreeBSD. 
With this setup I cannot use the keyboard to change machines. They lock up 
all the time. Fortunately they are very stable and their use as servers 
require very little console intervention.


Regards Bob Woods

"People's desire to be safe is superceded by the promise of dancing 
hamsters."

:-)