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Date:	Thu, 31 May 2001 13:38:50 PDT
From:	sshapiro@ucsd.edu (Sandy Shapiro)
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Re: KVM Switches

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>True for the electronic ones. I use a Linksys KVM100SK that connects a
>Warp 4 machine and an NT machine.
>I got it from Buy.com for $75 about two years ago. The reason I selected
>the Linksys is because it came bundled with the cables and for a price
>that was only about $15 more than a manual switch and separate cables.

>One hint on the Linksys KVM100SK: It has two inputs - PC 1 and PC 2. No
>matter which input was in use when both computers are shut down PC 1 will
>be the active input no matter which computer is started (this KVM gets
>its power from the mouse port(s)). This means a Warp machine must be
>connected to input PC 1 or it will not boot. Interestingly NT doesn't
>care.

Thanks for the tip.
One question: What if you have two OS/2 machines (Warp 4 and eComStation)?
Sandy

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