From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 20 04:40:26 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 6A49A106564A for ; Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:40:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from on@cs.ait.ac.th) Received: from mail.cs.ait.ac.th (mail.cs.ait.ac.th [192.41.170.16]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B0D7E8FC0A for ; Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:40:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from on@cs.ait.ac.th) Received: from banyan.cs.ait.ac.th (banyan.cs.ait.ac.th [192.41.170.5]) by mail.cs.ait.ac.th (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id n0K4bDZV077587 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:37:20 +0700 (ICT) (envelope-from on@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th) Received: (from on@localhost) by banyan.cs.ait.ac.th (8.14.2/8.12.11) id n0K4eBCC079434; Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:40:11 +0700 (ICT) Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:40:11 +0700 (ICT) Message-Id: <200901200440.n0K4eBCC079434@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th> From: Olivier Nicole To: kshaw@kendallshaw.com In-reply-to: <1232424988.7651.20.camel@pokey.kendallshaw.com> (message from Kendall Shaw on Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:16:28 -0800) References: <1232424988.7651.20.camel@pokey.kendallshaw.com> X-Virus-Scanned: on CSIM by amavisd-milter (http://www.amavis.org/) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:40:26 -0000 Hi, > Do you have a kvm switch that does mouse and keyboard emulation and know > that it works with freebsd? I have been using Aten KVM switches for years and been very happy with them. On FreeBSD, the machine is only in console mode, pure TTY. But there are a couple of Linux boxes connected to the KVM, using some type of X window. Switching from one machine to another and back does not need to reissue any command. To my knowledge it works with 3 button mouses (all mouses nowdays have 3 buttons). They have a complete range, from 2 to 8 (or 16?) ports, high end allowing cascading up to 256 CPU on one screen. I have been using only 8 ports, but I beleive their 2 ports are just as reliable. They come with PS/2 or USB keyboard and mouse, I have used only PS/2 so far. Olivier