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#318317 - 19/01/2009 23:55 KVM extender over cat5?
mlord
carpal tunnel

Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14496
Loc: Canada
Okay, I know we talked about these gizmos once, but search-fu is failing me here.

Anyone know of a KVM extender that works over 20m of cat5 cable?

Thanks!

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#318318 - 20/01/2009 01:04 Re: KVM extender over cat5? [Re: mlord]
matthew_k
pooh-bah

Registered: 12/02/2002
Posts: 2298
Loc: Berkeley, California
Do you mind shareing what you're using it for? A KVM switch is invaluable on a workbench, but any server room KVM situations these days last me just long enough to get a network connection up. With VMWare's ESXi, I can nudge/thump/kick just about anything remotely if need be.

Whatever you do, don't buy the belkin IP KVM adapter. Admittedly, my experience is two or three years old, but that thing wasn't worth one tenth the purchase price.

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#318319 - 20/01/2009 01:35 Re: KVM extender over cat5? [Re: matthew_k]
mlord
carpal tunnel

Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14496
Loc: Canada
A buddy of mine is looking for just a KVM (PS2 and/or USB) extender over Cat5 cable, not a KVM switch. The idea is to avoid stringing fat KVM cables when the building already has perfectly good Cat5e between floors/rooms.

ISTR we discussed this previously here, and there were some decent recommendations, but I'm just not finding them now with "Search".

Thanks

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#318321 - 20/01/2009 03:37 Re: KVM extender over cat5? [Re: mlord]
drakino
carpal tunnel

Registered: 08/06/1999
Posts: 7868
http://empegbbs.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=288160

Found on the second page of "+kvm +cat5" for the search.

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#318324 - 20/01/2009 08:20 Re: KVM extender over cat5? [Re: mlord]
StigOE
addict

Registered: 27/10/2002
Posts: 568
Originally Posted By: mlord
Anyone know of a KVM extender that works over 20m of cat5 cable?

We've used an Aten CE700 here at work with 50+ meters of UTP without any problems as far as I know.

Stig

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#318332 - 20/01/2009 19:29 Re: KVM extender over cat5? [Re: StigOE]
mlord
carpal tunnel

Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14496
Loc: Canada
Thanks guys!

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