From: "Gary Britt" 

I don't know about Vista (and hopefully never will), but I use the Micro
Connectors, Inc. converter cable reliably on an XP Home laptop with my
trusty old Northgate Keyboard (which is an excellent test for compatibility
of the cable).

You're right that differences between the ps/2 KVM in use could be a
component in the chain.  My KVM is what was being sold by Micro Center at
the time I bought it about 1.5 years ago, nothing special or extra
expensive.

Gary


"Robert Comer"  wrote in message
news:45016aec$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> I'm on my third one.  Vista really doesn't like those things and they
> haven't been that good under XP either.  It could be the KVM's that are
> the problem most of the time. (Vista has a USB problem too)
>
> --
> Bob Comer
>
>
>
> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
> news:4500b321$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> The right converter cable is reliable.  I have had good luck with
>> converter cables for this from Micro Connectors, Inc.
>>
>> Gary
>>
>> "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
>> news:450085d0{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> The Dell desktop I bought this year doesn't have the PS2 ports (or the
>>> headers on the motherboard either.  I have a PS2 to USB converter, but
>>> it's not near as reliable as pure PS2.  PS2 has always been more
>>> reliable than anything USB. :(
>>>
>>> --
>>> Bob Comer
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>> "Mike N."  wrote in message
>>> news:db01g2197g23c0iphttobgp3lf7uihaoq8{at}4ax.com...
>>>> On Thu, 07 Sep 2006 15:07:04 -0400, Richard B.

>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>My KVM switch doesn't support USB devices...got a new
Dell server that
>>>>>only has USB ports, no PS/2.
>>>>
>>>>   Wow - I wonder how this came about.  Surely, cost isn't
such an issue
>>>> on
>>>> a server that they had to save $0.59 by eliminating the PS/2 port?
>>>> Standard
>>>> PS/2 KVM's are flakey enough as it is; I wonder how
they'll work with a
>>>> USB
>>>> KVM?   (Maybe this solves some reliability problems!)
>>>
>>>
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