Question about the KVM & Princeton LCD

[Craig White]

On Tue, 2003-01-21 at 20:45, Doug Esoterix wrote:
> Hey Craig,
> 
> I have to ask if the KVM switch box you have connected is a mechanical switch box or an electrical switch box?  Is it non-powered A-B mechanical switch box that you have to turn the dial selector from PC-A to PC-B or is it a A/C powered push-button switch box that might allow for polling and daisy chaining another KVM?  If I had to guess, you probable have the cheaper $20 to $50 KVM switch boxes that are mechanical.  Also, does the computer screen change positions when you switch between PCs?  The problem sounds similar to a problem I had that caused me to replace a computer after the motherboard was fried from switching back and forth and I had to buy the better quality electrical switch box KVM from Belkin.
> 
> Doug
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I have yet to see a mechanical switchbox that didn't suck

No power supply needed typically on the Belkin units, the Linksys
typically come with a brick on a leash

I wouldn't recommend a daisy chain - even if it did work. They make 8
port and even tcp/ip switches.

Craig