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> > > :Finally, most keyboard/mouse/monitor switches don't work with
> > > :FreeBSD;
> > 
> > This is actually not true.  I'd doubt that you've even tried many of them.
> 
> Boy, you are on one about me...
> 
> I have tried 5 switches.  At ClickArray, we have a large number
> of Belkin Omniview switches.  I have one with firmware version
> 1.9 at my desk, and freqiently use one with firmware version 1.6
> in our lab, with the results I have described.

Strange, as the group at Nokia is running quite a lot of them (Belkin
OmniView and OmniCube) without any problems.

I'm guessing it's operator error. :)




Nate

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