KVM Recommendations

Doomwookie · Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2004 10:57 pm Post subject: KVM Recommendations

I have plenty of keyboards, mice, and monitors, but that is eating up desk space fast. So I'm looking for a good recommendation for a good 2-4 port KVM to start out with for a couple of my boxes. About all I have seen around the net and on the forums is the Belkin Omniview KVMs seem to have a lot of problems.
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thrasher6670 · Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2004 11:05 pm Post subject:

i have an IOGEAR 4 port kvm, it works great, comes with all the cables and i havent had a problem with it yet.

they actually dont make the one i have anymore :/ but here is the new version of it: http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=7325&vpn=GCS1714
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avenj · Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2004 5:38 am Post subject:

I haven't had any problems with my Belkin. In any case, just make sure to get one with mouse/keyboard emulation -- it'll make life a lot easier.

DefconAlpha · Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2004 6:07 am Post subject: kvm

i have a 4 port usb iogear kvm ($100 + 4 cables) that works very nicely. it doesn't make any strange noises, doesn't take control of the keyboard or anything like that... plus you can plug up to 4 devices into the kvm. this one replaced my old 2 port cybex switchview ps/2 kvm ($80 + 2 cables, used). it was a really good one, but it would take control of the keyboard if you hit the ctrl button three times (it really sucked to play starcraft :)
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semiSfear · Guru Joined: 08 Jul 2003 Posts: 302 Location: Adelaide, SA

I can't give you any recomendations. But I can give you this. Stay away from Emine KVM switches.

Says it supports *nix OS's, but I had a lot of troubles anyway. You _have_ to buy their KVM cables and they cost almost as much as the KVM switch itself. Emine may have good-looking switches but my experience with them are not good.
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neilhwatson · l33t Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Posts: 719 Location: Canada

For more heavy duty solutions:
http://www.avocent.com/

For heavy duty and expandable solutions:
http://www.rose.com/
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Doomwookie · Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 11:48 pm Post subject:

***UPDATE***

I finally ended up purchasing an IOGear Miniview 4-port switch(G-CS14). The only problem seems to be it loses the mouse if I restart xfree. Other than that, it switches great and my wheel mouse works fine. Thanks everybody for the recommendations.

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turtlendog · Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 3:50 am Post subject: I love my

I love my Hawking CS168. Works great (doesn't come with cables). It switches well via hotkeys and has buttons on the front as well. Never had a single problem with it.

I tried a linksys kvw2kit and it sucked. It only switches with hotkeys and they didn't work for crap with my wireless natural keyboard (worked ok with a wired keyboard).

opm8 · n00b Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 56