[ApertureFoto]

What's up everyone?

I have a few questions regarding KVM switches....specifically which one I will need to run my PowerBook and a Desktop.

I have a Dell (yes, I know evil) desktop with P/S2 mouse/keyboard hooked up to a 17in Dell Flatpanel display.

I would like to hook my PowerBook up to the monitor, mouse/keyboard.

Here is my first question/delima: the desktop has P/S2 mouse/keyboard and the PB has USB....yes I know..not that big of a deal...
should I use the P/S2 mouse/keyboard and get a P/S2 to USB adaptor...or just get a better USB mouse/keyboard?????

also which KVM would you recommend....I am looking for something small/portable and not TOO expensive..

I was looking at the IO gear ones and think that the following would work....

http://www.iogear.com/products/product.php?Item=GCS632U

http://www.iogear.com/2004/main.php?...product_id=522

http://www.iogear.com/2004/main.php?...product_id=522 (i think this would be the best one)

any suggestions would be apreciated

Kris

kris@aperturefoto.com

[Partisan01]

Originally posted by ApertureFoto:
What's up everyone?

I have a few questions regarding KVM switches....specifically which one I will need to run my PowerBook and a Desktop.

I have a Dell (yes, I know evil) desktop with P/S2 mouse/keyboard hooked up to a 17in Dell Flatpanel display.

I would like to hook my PowerBook up to the monitor, mouse/keyboard.

Here is my first question/delima: the desktop has P/S2 mouse/keyboard and the PB has USB....yes I know..not that big of a deal...
should I use the P/S2 mouse/keyboard and get a P/S2 to USB adaptor...or just get a better USB mouse/keyboard?????

also which KVM would you recommend....I am looking for something small/portable and not TOO expensive..

I was looking at the IO gear ones and think that the following would work....

http://www.iogear.com/products/product.php?Item=GCS632U

http://www.iogear.com/2004/main.php?...product_id=522

http://www.iogear.com/2004/main.php?...product_id=522 (i think this would be the best one)

any suggestions would be apreciated

Kris

kris@aperturefoto.com

Hopefully my experience is not the norm, but I tried for a while to do what you're attemping. I had 3 pcs and a KVM and onc mac. I bought usb to ps2 adapters for the mac and hooked it into the KVM. Nothing, the mac didn't detect a keyboard or mouse. Just didn't work at all, couldn't get it going. My advice would be to do it the other way around. Buy a USB KVM switch and go from ps/2 to USB on the dell, i've done that before and it works on PCS. PCs are much more forgiving a lot of times. Best of luck.

nt