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Don't use the HID port on the KVM. Aka don't plug mouse and keyboard into the mouse and keyboard port on the KVM. Pro: you shouldn't have the issues you listed
by k8svet 3y ago
Don't use the HID port on the KVM. Aka don't plug mouse and keyboard into the mouse and keyboard port on the KVM.
Pro: you shouldn't have the issues you listed. Con: you'll lose the hot key commands for the KVM.
- m463 3y agoMany KVMs do not have a "raw" port like you mention. But manufacturers are becoming more enlightened. The other thing is, many KVMs will add a hub between your keyboard/mouse and the system you're connected to. This is convenient because you have just one cable to each system. But sometimes this is a source of incompatibility. I think the hub requires the system to be able to enumerate devices one-level removed, and the enumeration might be the source of delay. It also might be beyond bios-level firmware, which is less capable than many OS usb stacks. I believe this might have been the problem with mac boot keys. I know a mechanical usb switch is not very elegant, but I find the reliability it adds is worth it to me.