Electronics Question...
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I have a special situation in which I'd like to connect a USB keyboard and a USB mouse to a PS/2 KVM switch. About a year ago I searched Google on this topic and there were so few hits I figured there was no chance. I asked here and I think Roger Wright (maybe not) confirmed that at the time there wasn't a square peg for the square hole. I just recently searched again and have found about 20 or 30 cables that *might* be what I am after but I cannot really read the techno-jargon that well. My keyboard is a separate USB and my mouse is a separate USB and I need something to convert them to PS/2. The trick is that those green little adapters you get in the packaging don't work and I don't know why. There has to be more electronics to in order for it to work. I'm sure now that such a thing does exist I just am unsure what it specifically is or where to get it. Has any of you run across such a thing? If so do you have a link? I have an 8 port PS/2 KVM that sits totally useless because it won't work with my Microsoft Ergonomic 4000 USB Keyboard. I have really terrible carpal tunnel (not with the 4000) so I cannot use anything but an ergonomic keyboard. The 4000 is the best thing I've found as it has a tilt built in. So anyway until I can find an adapter that works I'm out of luck. I could get a new KVM but I just cannot justify sinking in $300 - $600 right now nor in the near future. So if you know of something that might work I'd love to check it out. - Rex P.S. The big thread is kind of cool but extremely irritating can we get it moved out of the lounge? It's kind of lame to page 30 pages back just to bridge that gap in the lounge.
I have a pair of those adapters and the green one is for the mouse (it even has a mouse image on it) and the purple one is for the keyboard (again with a keyboard image on it) both work and are from Logitech. Here's a couple of links: Keyboard USB to PS/2 Adapter http://www.pccables.com/cgi-bin/orders6.cgi?action=Showitem&id=ID3579192&partno=70550&search=ADAPTER&rsite=70539&rcode= Mouse USB to PS/2 Adapter http://www.pccables.com/cgi-bin/orders6.cgi?action=Showitem&id=ID3579192&partno=70539&search=ADAPTER&rsite=70539&rcode=
Steve
modified on Wednesday, December 26, 2007 8:25:00 PM
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Yeah I have that one and it takes PS/2 and translates it to USB. I need something that takes USB and translates it to PS/2.
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If you've ever used KVM you wouldn't even have suggested that. :-D But when you get Remote Desktop working on 2 Macs, 2 Linux boxes and one BSD box gimme a call. :laugh:
So you are looking for "Synergy" then. One keyboard, one mouse, treat all your screens as being off the one machine. It's on sourceforge. Supports Windows, Unix, Linux, and Mac OSX.
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I have a special situation in which I'd like to connect a USB keyboard and a USB mouse to a PS/2 KVM switch. About a year ago I searched Google on this topic and there were so few hits I figured there was no chance. I asked here and I think Roger Wright (maybe not) confirmed that at the time there wasn't a square peg for the square hole. I just recently searched again and have found about 20 or 30 cables that *might* be what I am after but I cannot really read the techno-jargon that well. My keyboard is a separate USB and my mouse is a separate USB and I need something to convert them to PS/2. The trick is that those green little adapters you get in the packaging don't work and I don't know why. There has to be more electronics to in order for it to work. I'm sure now that such a thing does exist I just am unsure what it specifically is or where to get it. Has any of you run across such a thing? If so do you have a link? I have an 8 port PS/2 KVM that sits totally useless because it won't work with my Microsoft Ergonomic 4000 USB Keyboard. I have really terrible carpal tunnel (not with the 4000) so I cannot use anything but an ergonomic keyboard. The 4000 is the best thing I've found as it has a tilt built in. So anyway until I can find an adapter that works I'm out of luck. I could get a new KVM but I just cannot justify sinking in $300 - $600 right now nor in the near future. So if you know of something that might work I'd love to check it out. - Rex P.S. The big thread is kind of cool but extremely irritating can we get it moved out of the lounge? It's kind of lame to page 30 pages back just to bridge that gap in the lounge.
try synergy http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/[^]
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If you've ever used KVM you wouldn't even have suggested that. :-D But when you get Remote Desktop working on 2 Macs, 2 Linux boxes and one BSD box gimme a call. :laugh:
Have you checked out vnc and its derivatives? The client and server work on Linux and BSD, and there is also a version for the Mac.
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So you are looking for "Synergy" then. One keyboard, one mouse, treat all your screens as being off the one machine. It's on sourceforge. Supports Windows, Unix, Linux, and Mac OSX.
But you'll still need a monitor for each computer, and I thought kvm stands for Keyboard Video Mouse.
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I have a special situation in which I'd like to connect a USB keyboard and a USB mouse to a PS/2 KVM switch. About a year ago I searched Google on this topic and there were so few hits I figured there was no chance. I asked here and I think Roger Wright (maybe not) confirmed that at the time there wasn't a square peg for the square hole. I just recently searched again and have found about 20 or 30 cables that *might* be what I am after but I cannot really read the techno-jargon that well. My keyboard is a separate USB and my mouse is a separate USB and I need something to convert them to PS/2. The trick is that those green little adapters you get in the packaging don't work and I don't know why. There has to be more electronics to in order for it to work. I'm sure now that such a thing does exist I just am unsure what it specifically is or where to get it. Has any of you run across such a thing? If so do you have a link? I have an 8 port PS/2 KVM that sits totally useless because it won't work with my Microsoft Ergonomic 4000 USB Keyboard. I have really terrible carpal tunnel (not with the 4000) so I cannot use anything but an ergonomic keyboard. The 4000 is the best thing I've found as it has a tilt built in. So anyway until I can find an adapter that works I'm out of luck. I could get a new KVM but I just cannot justify sinking in $300 - $600 right now nor in the near future. So if you know of something that might work I'd love to check it out. - Rex P.S. The big thread is kind of cool but extremely irritating can we get it moved out of the lounge? It's kind of lame to page 30 pages back just to bridge that gap in the lounge.
I haven't got a part number, but it definitely is possible - we use the same setup to connect a USB mouse and keyboard to a 4 port KVM here. :)
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But you'll still need a monitor for each computer, and I thought kvm stands for Keyboard Video Mouse.
Steve Hansen wrote:
you'll still need a monitor for each computer
So you plug the video into the KVM, but not the keyboard and mouse.
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I have a special situation in which I'd like to connect a USB keyboard and a USB mouse to a PS/2 KVM switch. About a year ago I searched Google on this topic and there were so few hits I figured there was no chance. I asked here and I think Roger Wright (maybe not) confirmed that at the time there wasn't a square peg for the square hole. I just recently searched again and have found about 20 or 30 cables that *might* be what I am after but I cannot really read the techno-jargon that well. My keyboard is a separate USB and my mouse is a separate USB and I need something to convert them to PS/2. The trick is that those green little adapters you get in the packaging don't work and I don't know why. There has to be more electronics to in order for it to work. I'm sure now that such a thing does exist I just am unsure what it specifically is or where to get it. Has any of you run across such a thing? If so do you have a link? I have an 8 port PS/2 KVM that sits totally useless because it won't work with my Microsoft Ergonomic 4000 USB Keyboard. I have really terrible carpal tunnel (not with the 4000) so I cannot use anything but an ergonomic keyboard. The 4000 is the best thing I've found as it has a tilt built in. So anyway until I can find an adapter that works I'm out of luck. I could get a new KVM but I just cannot justify sinking in $300 - $600 right now nor in the near future. So if you know of something that might work I'd love to check it out. - Rex P.S. The big thread is kind of cool but extremely irritating can we get it moved out of the lounge? It's kind of lame to page 30 pages back just to bridge that gap in the lounge.
We had the reverse problem at my work place. We had PS/2 keyboards and mouse plugged into a KVM 4 port, that needed to be hooked up to a new tower that only had USB ports. The only adapter we found that would work was a dual PS/2 to USB adapter from Belkin. You could try looking for the reverse adaptor for this as the green and purple adaptors were no help. Good luck. PS Belkin model # FSU119-E
modified on Thursday, December 27, 2007 9:20:27 AM
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Steve Hansen wrote:
you'll still need a monitor for each computer
So you plug the video into the KVM, but not the keyboard and mouse.
Now you only need to find some software that will switch the video when you move your mouse to another screen :D
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I have a special situation in which I'd like to connect a USB keyboard and a USB mouse to a PS/2 KVM switch. About a year ago I searched Google on this topic and there were so few hits I figured there was no chance. I asked here and I think Roger Wright (maybe not) confirmed that at the time there wasn't a square peg for the square hole. I just recently searched again and have found about 20 or 30 cables that *might* be what I am after but I cannot really read the techno-jargon that well. My keyboard is a separate USB and my mouse is a separate USB and I need something to convert them to PS/2. The trick is that those green little adapters you get in the packaging don't work and I don't know why. There has to be more electronics to in order for it to work. I'm sure now that such a thing does exist I just am unsure what it specifically is or where to get it. Has any of you run across such a thing? If so do you have a link? I have an 8 port PS/2 KVM that sits totally useless because it won't work with my Microsoft Ergonomic 4000 USB Keyboard. I have really terrible carpal tunnel (not with the 4000) so I cannot use anything but an ergonomic keyboard. The 4000 is the best thing I've found as it has a tilt built in. So anyway until I can find an adapter that works I'm out of luck. I could get a new KVM but I just cannot justify sinking in $300 - $600 right now nor in the near future. So if you know of something that might work I'd love to check it out. - Rex P.S. The big thread is kind of cool but extremely irritating can we get it moved out of the lounge? It's kind of lame to page 30 pages back just to bridge that gap in the lounge.
I was looking in a catalog today (for something else) and ran across a USB adapter that says it should do the job. (I have not tried it myself.) The part number is USB-PS2-R and is located on the NTI web site http://www.nti1.com/usb-cable.html The web site also allows you to download the manual which shows connecting a USB mouse and USB keyboard to a PS2 KVM. (They also have a USB-PS2 which converts the other way PS2->USB) Good Luck. Ken
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I was looking in a catalog today (for something else) and ran across a USB adapter that says it should do the job. (I have not tried it myself.) The part number is USB-PS2-R and is located on the NTI web site http://www.nti1.com/usb-cable.html The web site also allows you to download the manual which shows connecting a USB mouse and USB keyboard to a PS2 KVM. (They also have a USB-PS2 which converts the other way PS2->USB) Good Luck. Ken
That is really COOL!!! Thank you!
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If you've ever used KVM you wouldn't even have suggested that. :-D But when you get Remote Desktop working on 2 Macs, 2 Linux boxes and one BSD box gimme a call. :laugh:
I know it's not a KVM, but VNC will do the remote desktop thing across platforms. We've been using it for years where machines are too far for a KVM switch. A for USB keyboard in a PS/2 device, it seems like most of USB stuff I've bought lately comes with legacy adaptors.