From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 21 13:13:53 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5FE391065672 for ; Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:13:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bobby@missionaccess.org) Received: from hau.lunarmania.com (hau.lunarmania.com [67.210.98.160]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 45A288FC0A for ; Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:13:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bobby@missionaccess.org) Received: from [216.150.115.3] (helo=server) by hau.lunarmania.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1LPcdb-0004gT-NZ for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:56:55 -0800 From: Bobby To: FreeBSD Questions Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:53:34 -0600 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.10 References: <1232424988.7651.20.camel@pokey.kendallshaw.com> <20090121063811.GA21360@kokopelli.hydra> In-Reply-To: <20090121063811.GA21360@kokopelli.hydra> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200901201853.34513.bobby@missionaccess.org> X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - hau.lunarmania.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - missionaccess.org X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Subject: Re: kvm switch X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:13:53 -0000 On Wednesday 21 January 2009 12:38:12 am Chad Perrin wrote: > On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 08:16:28PM -0800, Kendall Shaw wrote: > > Do you have a kvm switch that does mouse and keyboard emulation and know > > that it works with freebsd? > > > > I have an iogear kvm switch from around the last time I asked this > > question here years back, that has usually worked with linux, netbsd, > > openbsd, macos and windows. Back then to work with freebsd, each time I > > switched away and back I would login remotely and issue a command to get > > freebsd to recognize the keyboard again. > > > > The newer version of my kvm switch says it has mouse and keyboard > > emulation, but I can't get a straight answer out of them if that means > > the OS can tell that they keyboard has disconnected or not. Do you know? > > Or do you know of a KVM switch, that does that and is suitable for an > > impoverished person's home computing needs? > > > > Also, I read someone's comment on newegg that the mouse emulation only > > emulates 2 buttons. Do you know if that is true? I am using a Trendnet TK-207 USB switch and it works very well with my system. It switches between FreeBSD and Vista, and I use a zBoard keyboard with my mouse plugged in through the keyboard. I don't have any problems with this KVM, it works greaat.