[geeks] KVM revisited

[N. Miller]

On Oct 2, 2007, at 10:41 AM, Charles Shannon Hendrix wrote:

> On Tue, 2 Oct 2007 12:24:43 -0400
> "Jonathan Katz" <jon at jonworld.com> wrote:
>
>> I have a two-port IOGEAR kvm (USB/VGA) on my desk here at the office.
>
> ...which seem to work better than DVI.
>
>> It's hooked between my Ultra 45 and my HP nc6000's docking  
>> station. I have a
>> Sun USB keyboard/mouse.
>>
>> The Ultra 45 sometimes has a hard time finding the keyboard and  
>> mouse when
>> switching back and forth. Not sure why. This can be fixed by using  
>> a USB hub
>> between the KVM and the Ultra 45. It seems to be Ultra 45  
>> specific. I have a
>
> [ snip ]
>
> In other words: USB sucks.  USB is one of the worst designed bus  
> solutions
> ever.  Yes, we need something like it, but everyone has screwed it  
> up so bad
> it is a PITA more often than not.
>
> Oh well, it's nice when it works... :)
>
> The real showstopper right now for me is that the only DVI KVM that  
> seems to
> work fairly well (the IOGear/Atem units) will not work with nVidia  
> USB ports.
>
> It is starting to look like this may be an unsolvable problem.

What about throwing a powered USB hub in there between the mobo and  
the KVM?  This might get around the issue (which sounds like it may  
be power-related).

=Nadine=