RE: KVM Hacking

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Can't help with the detail - but know it is possible as I was talking to
Belkin tech support about the same issue - one of their guys had made up
something similar to what you're after.


Paul.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Philip Coombes [mailto:philip.coombes@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 22 August 2004 16:51
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] KVM Hacking
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I've got a little problem with a KVM switch I have, in that it only
> recognises a system as being connected if there is a keyboard output
from
> a
> PC into the KVM, in addition to video. I have a couple of systems that
> have
> no keyboard, mouse or whatever but do have video, however the KVM
won't
> acknowledge that these systems exist and switch to them. I also have
the
> same problem with a secondary extended desktop screen which I
sometimes
> want
> to use.
>
> I'm not sure exactly what I'm after, but probably either some way of
> wiring
> a male PS2 plug to fool the unit into thinking there is a computer at
the
> end of it or a PS2 splitter so one PC will drive two KVM outputs. I've
> found
> that PS2 splitter cables exist but these seems to be 1xMale ->
2xFemale
> whereas I need 1xFemale -> 2xMale.
>
> Any ideas or suggestions for fooling the KVM into playing ball would
be
> appreciated. The KVM in question is an eBuyer one
> (http://tinyurl.com/s8kz)
> though it looks a bit different from the photo.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Phil,
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