[Gllug] Belkin KVM not working with usb mouse and keyboard ports

[Shannon Carver]

Ah, once again my powers of comprehension are lacking a little tonight,
let's blame it on Weekend wine!

I hadn't understood you still required the PS/2 support, and assumed you
were happy to use USB only.  I've just done a quick google, and some of the
latter model seem to happily suport both USB and PS2 connections, indeed the
Belkin Omniview range (specifically the Pro3 seem to support this):
http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=379141

I can't comment on the solution above though, as I've not used them.

Getting back to the core of your issue, it's been a long while since I've
used USB -> PS2 or vice versa, but from what i can remember it should be a
physical (driverless) connection, as the first USB Logitech/Microsoft
keyboard/mice used to come with PS2 to USB converters, that would work
without drivers in boot and DOS. Though I'm afraid I can't shed any more
light on this and getting it to work with the newer PC.


Shannon Carver
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2009/7/18 John G Walker <johngeoffreywalker at yahoo.co.uk>

>
>
> On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:13:40 +0100 Shannon Carver
> <shannon.carver at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I might be reading this wrong, but how is your KVM connected to the
> > PC if it doesn't have PS2 ports?
>
> I tried attaching PS/2 to USB converters to the ends of the KVM's
> cables. I can see that this wouldn't work without appropriate drivers,
> but I thought it was worth a try.
>
> >
> > I would say the best course of action would be to get a newer USB
> > model (which would probably have better support for newer/high res
> > video cards/monitors as well).  The only reason I say that is I'd had
> > some cheapies in the past and the worst thing was flickering and low
> > resolution, though I've not had that issue in a long while.
> >
> > I've used several in the past, from cheaper model Belkin's and IOGear
> > up to some higher model APC (Aussie company, maybe?) and ATens
>
> Did any of these mix and match USB and PS/2 ports? It would eb nice if
> you could be a little more specific.
>
> >
> > Hope this helps, at least a little.
>
> When you're facing a problem on your own, any response can be of
> psychological help.
>
> So thanks,
>
>
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>  John
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