From: "Robert Comer" 

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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