[kwlug-disc] KVM switch alternatives

[Gary Walsh]

On 2021-09-06 14:17, CrankyOldBugger wrote:

> Currently I have a 4-port KVM switch with HDMI and USB that let's me hook up my NUC and three lucky Raspis to one monitor, all over HDMI and sharing the same keyboard and mouse, of course. 
> 
> I noticed that one of the four channels is no longer functioning.  So my four port is now a three port.  Much sad. 
> 
> So I've been shopping around for a replacement, but to be honest I'm not impressed with what I've seen so far.  Ideally I'd like to get an 8-port KVM and still make this month's mortgage payment, but the math doesn't work out.  Amazon's cheapest 8-port (with HDMI and USB) is $400, with the high-end models around $3,000.  So scratch that idea. 
> 
> So that leaves me with either (i) staying with my now 3-port KVM, (ii) buying a 4-port KVM, or (iii) looking into one of those software based alternatives, whose name eludes me at the moment, or (preferable) (iv) find a 4-port switch that can be daisy-chained by adding more 4-port modules in the future. 
> 
> Does anyone have any ideas about any of those options?

I don't know if it would work in your situation, but I have a Logitech
Ergo K860 Keyboard and a M720 Triathlon mouse that connect to up to 3
computers using the Logitech Unifying Receiver or Bluetooth. A unifying
receiver can connect up to 6 devices to one computer. I also have a
monitor with multiple inputs. 

-- 
Gary
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