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I am using a kvm switch for my servers (8 units) to share the monitor, keyboard and mouse. Very user friendly and with the press of the front button or CTRL x2 to switch. Advice do not get the mechanical switch type. 

fnatmed <fnatmed@yahoo.com> wrote:
--- In AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com, Dave VanHorn <dvanhorn@d...> wrote:
> >   Not too cumbersome. Invest a few bucks in a KVM. I did this a 
few  months
> >ago and it's has really improved productivity around here. I 
personally
> >like having all my eggs in one basket for development, but....
> 
> Hmm.. I tried those before, and had bad luck. but they were just 
mechanical 
> switches.
> Is there better stuff available now?

Absolutely.  Some stuff is expensive as hell, but others are pretty 
good.  I use a Cybex (now Avocent) AutoView 400 myself - very nice.  
It will talk to regular systems as well as those without PS2 ports, 
just USB.  It does the keyboard/mouse translation internally, and it 
works flawlessly.  It will allow two keyboard/monitor/mouse setups 
to access 8 systems, both at once.

I run my dev box and main box at 1920x1440, the game box at 
1600x1200 and the CD/DVD burner box at 1280x1024.  It will switch 
with buttons on the front (it's mounted to the side of the desk at 
my right) or via key-toggle (Ctrl-Ctrl).

I cannot imagine working without it.  It was expensive, and worth 
every penny.

Note - everything is still regular DB15 VGA type connectors.  I 
don't know of any (affordable) DVI kvm setup out there yet.

Dean.




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