Re: 2 KBs for 2 PC's, , crsss switch,
Paul <[email protected]> Mon, 27 Oct 2025 09:33:27 -0400
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On Mon, 10/27/2025 5:23 AM, Daniel70 wrote:
> On 27/10/2025 6:17 am, R.Wieser wrote:
>> Micky,
>>
>>> The keyboards are one above each other, and I'd like a simple
>>> way, preferably hardware but software is okay, to switch PC's,
>>> so that each PC always has a keyboard, but I can make the kb in
>>> front work with the PC I"M using.
>> ...
>> I don't know what one would call this.
>>
>> I would call that a cross-switch. Something like this perhaps ?
>>
>> https://www.newegg.com/p/1DJ-00Z3-000C3
>>
>>> I don't think normal KVM switches worry about the PC that's left behind,
>>
>> The old non-electronical ones (ofcourse) didn't, but the "modern" ones (even
>> my decade old PS/2 one) all do. They would be pretty un-sellable otherwise.
>>
>> Is that why you think you need two keyboards ? In that case, you don't.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Rudy Wieser
>>
> Rudy, clicking your link, above, brings up a newegg page saying "Sorry We can't find this item. ......"
>
> Maybe they sold out. ;-P
[Picture] Select "download original" blah blah
https://i.postimg.cc/wBSzq5HZ/USB-Cross-Selector.jpg
Paul