KVM switch for wireless keyboard & mouse

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Has anyone had any luck with using a wireless multimedia keyboard and a five button wireless mouse (MX1000) with a KVM switch in order to control two computers with one keyboard/mouse? Most of the reading that I've done here seems to indicate that a lot of keyboard/mouse functionality is lost.

Recommendations appreciated.
 
well Im using an older IO Gear eXtreme multimedia 4 port (two actually running dual 21" monitors) unfortunately the wireless keyboard I rushed out to get in an emergency came with just a 3 button mouse so I have my older 5 button attached directly with a USB

but I wouldnt see where there would be issues to a wireless USB reciever
what reports and hardware did you see this based on?
 
I tried it a while back with my MX700 and when I had it hooked to the KVM the back/forward buttons wouldn't work :-/ Granted I have a crappy belkin KVM...
 
sitheris said:
I tried it a while back with my MX700 and when I had it hooked to the KVM the back/forward buttons wouldn't work :-/ Granted I have a crappy belkin KVM...
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"reports" like the quote above. ha ha!
 
Most KVM's "Emulate" a 2 button mouse sometimes with wheel check documentation of your KVM to see what it supports
 
i have a linksys kvm kit, the keyboard works perfect (microsoft wireless optical elite set), every hot button works. Every button works on the mouse too, except scrolling is HUGE. one scroll takes an entire page off the screen. I couldn't get it to scroll smoothly, slowly and nicely. But other than that, linksys works just fine.
 
xcgames: that is great to hear. i use the microsoft comfort keyboard and use my hotkeys frequently. thx for the input.
 
I could have gotten it working with my Logitech Cordless Duo, but the keyboard and mouse ends up on one USB jack, and my KVM switch really didn't like everything coming in on one cable. I could plug it into the mouse port, and both the keyboard and mouse would work, but the hotkey wouldn't work to switch machines. If I plugged them into the keyboard port, I could switch machines, but the mouse usually wouldn't work.

If your keyboard and mouse are on separate cables, I would assume you won't really have an issue. If they are, then :( .
 
hmmm... the other day someone wanted to control two computers with one keyboard and I suggested identical wireless keyboards and synching both recivers to the same keyboard
I wonder if the opposite might work synching one keyboard to one reciever and a mouse to another would do it

(I know these solutions seem extremely wasteful , but the upside is backup replacement parts in the closet :p )
 
Ice Czar said:
hmmm... the other day someone wanted to control two computers with one keyboard and I suggested identical wireless keyboards and synching both recivers to the same keyboard
I wonder if the opposite might work synching one keyboard to one reciever and a mouse to another would do it

(I know these solutions seem extremely wasteful , but the upside is backup replacement parts in the closet :p )
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Wouldn't that make it so that anything you type on the keyboard is sent to each computer? That might not be a good thing..
 
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