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labman
Nov 26, 2007, 06:05 AM
Will any of the switches handle a PC keyboard and mouse with an Apple Desktop Buss? Monitor will be no problem since we are already using a PC monitor and an adapter with the Mac. It is a Power Mac 6600 running Mac 7.6. We need to share an ethernet connection too.

retsoksirhc
Nov 27, 2007, 12:02 PM
I'm not sure about the KVM, but for the ethernet connection, you'd probably be better off with a switch or a hub. If you get one that supports either Uplink or Auto MDI/MDI-X should be able to connect to both computers and another router/switch/hub without having to use any special cables. If you have one that doesn't support that, you could connect it to your existing network with a crossover cable.

I'd rather just connect both of them to the network at the same time, rather than mess with finding a KVM that supports PC/MAC hardware AND a network connection. Besides, that way you can still connect to one on the network even while you're not controlling it.

If you don't have a network set up yet, and you need to just share an internet connection, you can get a router for a decent price to keep both of them online. Usually they're about $30 for a cheap one if you look through the paper and find one on sale. I'd recommend and Linksys or Netgear (people like D-link too, but I've never had good luck with them)