[Tfug] KVM switches and Gentoo

[George Cohn]

Christopher Robbins wrote:
> I've recently built a Gentoo box for purposes unknown (I haven't figured out
> what I plan on doing with it yet, but mostly for media/backup).  I use a
> cheap Trendnet KVM that I bought from SWS - (
>

I've had similar problems with Debian. I have a 4 port KVM and 3 of the 
4 connected PC's are running Debian Sarge.

If I do a lot of switching back and forth, editing files, looking at 
configs, etc, one or more of the boxes may refuse to recognize the mouse 
or monitor.

The video is the easy fix, just turn off the monitor and turn it back on.

I've taken to just running putty on the XP machine and open multiple 
windows to each machine.  That way I can cut and paste from each machine 
yet still have a command line interface.

If I want to copy files from one box to another, Putty secure copy comes 
in handy.  I can even use it to copy stuff from my boxes at work to the 
boxes at home.

George Cohn