Michael Leone on Tue, 16 May 2000 22:31:58 -0400 (EDT)


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[PLUG] FW: More manual v electronic KVM switch considerations


Saw this on one of my Netware lists ...

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> >(basic manual video ->ps/2 mouse -> ps/2 keyboard 4-pos switch)

> >If I reboot a machine while it's un-selected on the switch, I get the
> >"no keyboard connected - hit <F1> to continue" message.

> A "smart switch" that does port emulation will allow a reboot despite
> being "switched" to another machine.  I find that the manual switches
> deteriorate fairly rapidly if used a lot.

Worse, manual switches can generate switching transients that can
fry keyboard fuses.... and the fuses can be hard to replace.



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