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> From: SMPnet <jmcqueen@smpnet.com>
> To: ntisp@emerald.iea.com
> Subject: Re: auto switchers
> Date: Saturday, June 21, 1997 4:54 AM
>
> Funny, I did not have that problem. Tested the theory with mine
> on NT boxes and it was not a problem. It might be that mine
> is newer.
> SMPnet
>
> Jeff Weiss wrote:
> >
> > problem with cheap KVM (keyboard/video/mouse) switches (Belkin
included):
> >
> > if the computer attempts to load a mouse driver, such as when Win 3.1
is
> > loading or when 95 or NT are booting, the mouse will NOT be recognized
IF
> > that copmuter is not set to be active on the screen.
> >
> > That is, if you lose power, only one PC gets the mouse when power is
restored.
> > This is not a big deal for DOS boxes or Novell servers, but for NT it
is
> > unacceptable.
> >
> > Also, on the Belkin box, I have noticed a high failure rate in the
serial
> > port pass throughs. These seem to consistently fail after about a
year.
> > Furthermore, the boxes cam temporarily "freeze" when you are booting a
> > computer or your active computer locks up, thus preventing you from
> > switching PCs. Other than that, they're really not that bad for the
money
> > - we DO use these quite a bit.
> >
> > There are more expensive solutions, starting around $500 for 6 or 8
ports
> > that emulate a mouse on all ports. Look in the back of LAN magazine
for
> > the best collection of ads.
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