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Switches?

dubmick · 2005-09-03 19:34:54

Guys, Can anyone recommend a good switch for me? I've just bought a mac mini and want to share my pc monitor and wireless keyboard (usb) with it. My broadband is connected via ethernet. Any help much appreciated! Mick

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03-09-2005 8:34pm

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dubmick

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Guys,

Can anyone recommend a good switch for me?

I've just bought a mac mini and want to share my pc monitor and wireless keyboard (usb) with it. My broadband is connected via ethernet.

Any help much appreciated!

Mick

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#2 04-09-2005 2:24pm
Stephen

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You're thinking of a KVM switch i think. Not really a networking/comms issue at all.
Unless you're talking about getting them to talk to each other via ethernet?

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#3 05-09-2005 6:03pm
Cake Fiend

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KVM switchboxes can be surprisingly expensive - you might be better off setting up some sort of remote desktop control on one of the machines.

Regarding network switches - if you're not going to be doing much transferring of files through the network (probably not if it's a small home network) then you might as well just go for the cheapest one you find.

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