ziggy on Sat, 13 May 2000 17:22:54 -0400 (EDT)


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Re: [PLUG] Keyboard/monitor/mouse switchbox?


> 
> But unpowered switches can cause problems, too - when you switch to a
> different console, there's no signal to the other console ports. When I
> switch from Linux to my Windows machine, for example, the mouse goes all
> flooey, as Phoebe says on Friends - wanders all over the place in Windows.
> Because it had lost the signal, I believe.
> 

Yes, this is exactly the behavior I'm seeing.  Glad to know I don't have
a defective unit, just a defective design.  :-)

Unfortunately, the net result as I see it is that if I'm trying to 
switch to something that isn't fully powered and recognized, then I 
lose the kbd/mouse on my main (read high uptime) box.  That kinda sucks.

How much do powered switch boxes go for, anyway?

Z.


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