Need some KVM advice

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mmercr

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I was just donated an old Pentium 3 laptop where the LCD screen is broken. I was hoping to get a KVM so I can share the mouse, monitor, and keyboard of my Dell Desktop. The laptop has a VGA port and a couple USB ports. My Desktop has a PS/2 keyboard and USB mouse. I was planning on throwing Fedora on the laptop.

I was wondering if I got a PS/2 to USB adaptor for my Keyboard and use my existing USB mouse if that would be ok and not give any problems. I read around a bit and it seems that some KVMs have problems detecting the hardware. I was hoping to avoid a KVM that requires software of any kind. Specifically I was looking at the Belkin Flip (USB version w/o audio) because it seems like that would satisfy my needs. Anybody out there have a KVM they are happy with or have a had a good experience with?
 
no it will not work properly.

One thing you might want to watch for is the it might not switch back and forth mine dosen't work correctly on older/linux machines.

belkin flip usb and audio KVM switch

but for decently fast pc's it is fine. I love it
 
I was afraid of that. I am curious what the problem would be? Is it a problem with linux? Is it just the Belkin Flip that doesn't work or are you talking about KVMs in general? Just wondering.

walwalka said:
no it will not work properly.

One thing you might want to watch for is the it might not switch back and forth mine dosen't work correctly on older/linux machines.

belkin flip usb and audio KVM switch

but for decently fast pc's it is fine. I love it
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