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  #11  
Old October 25th 18, 09:59 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware
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On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 11:28:10 -0500, VanguardLH wrote:

Turing wrote:

I only have two PC's connected right now, one W10, one W7. They are
connected to the KVM with the special USB VGA cables which have two
USB connectors for my keyboard and mouse. I have them connected to
the two front USBs on the KVM for my W10 PC, and they work fine. But
when I change to my W7 PC, I have to switch the USB connector to the
USB on the back of the KVM. And when I switch back to the W10 PC, I
have to switch the keyboard USB connector back to the front of the
KVM. The mouse works just fine on both PCs. I wonder what I am doing
wrong. Anyone have an idea? As I said earlier, I now have the
manual.


How long are you holding the selection switch on the KVM to change to
the other PC? The manual (page 6) tells you how long to hold the
switches for what function you want them to do.


It says 4 secs I have held it down as long a 30 secs just to see.
Nada.

The manual also tells you what the front USB ports are for. They are
NOT for switching between hosts. The front USB ports are for
*peripherals*. You use /*ONE*/ keyboard and mouse with this KVM, and
they connect on the backside ports. You are sharing one keyboard and
mouse amongst multiple computers. Pages 10 & 11 of the manual show you
what goes to which port on the KVM.


Sure does. I very religiously (1) turned off both PCs, (2) plugged
the keyboard and mouse USBs TO THE KVM REAR, (3) turned on both
machines, (4) selected the W7 PC, mouse & keyboard both worked, (5)
selected the W10 PC, mouse & keyboard both failed, (6) plugged both
mouse and keyboard USBs to the KVM front, then mouse & keyboard both
worked, (7) selected the W7 PC, mouse worked & keyboard then failed!

If the *one* keyboard USB port on the KVM is not changing to which
computer you choose using the KVM's selection switch then the KVM is
broken. You didn't have the manual. Was this KVM got at a garage sale?
If so, maybe they dumped it because it was broke.


I agree. Damn!
Thanks
  #12  
Old October 25th 18, 10:04 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware
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On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 15:41:46 -0400, John McGaw
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On 10/25/2018 12:28 PM, VanguardLH wrote:
snip...
The manual also tells you what the front USB ports are for. They are
NOT for switching between hosts. The front USB ports are for
*peripherals*. You use /*ONE*/ keyboard and mouse with this KVM, and
they connect on the backside ports. You are sharing one keyboard and
mouse amongst multiple computers. Pages 10 & 11 of the manual show you
what goes to which port on the KVM.

snip..

Yes, the single keyboard and mouse (trackball in my case) connect to the
rear of the KVM and that is the only place they have a chance of working
properly. Sometimes switching among connected computers can be confusing
and misleading. A _short_ touch on a button will switch the keyboard and
mouse while leaving the peripherals connected where they were. A _long_
touch will switch everything. Watch the colors of the indicators to tell
which is which. While it is certainly possible that something is internally
defective in the KVM I wouldn't suspect that immediately. What happens if
you move the troublesome computer to a different port location on the KVM?
There is no requirement to use them sequentially.

The KVM has some sort of hot key arrangement too but I've never once
bothered with it -- the buttons are far more convenient to me.

If you continue to have problems, communicating with the manufacturer's
service folks might be worthwhile. They've sold a _huge_ number of these
things and if there has been a similar problem they likely have seen it before.

As for age -- I am 71 years old. No senility yet that I've noticed but then
again, if I was losing it maybe I wouldn't notice...


See my prior.
I'm 88!
Thanx for respsonse.
Al
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Old October 26th 18, 02:25 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware
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On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 19:52:07 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 19:29:23 -0400, John McGaw
wrote:

On 10/24/2018 7:18 AM,
wrote:
I need a manual or guide for this IOGEAR Sympathy KVM model GCS1774 I
have. It is not working right, and I need to find what I am doing
wrong. Anyone help me?
Thanx
Alan


I just had a random thought that might apply. I take it that you have
multiple USB ports on the W7 computer.


YES

Have you tried moving the USB plugs
on the KVM's hydra cable to different USB ports on the computer?


Tried it, Nada. Gas to reboot.

It could
be that the operating system is expecting them to be only on the previously
used back-panel ports and isn't properly detecting that they have moved. As
I wrote, just a random thought but it should only take a moment to test. I
seem to remember a problem years ago on an unknown MS OS where the keyboard
would only work on a particular USB port and refused to learn better.



Well, this AM I turned on both PCs with the keyboard and mouse USBs
plugged to KVM rear - mouse and keybord both would NOT work. I then
pluggged them to the KVM front - both worked! Weird. Then I turned
both PCs off and on again - both worked! Anyway, I am holding my
breath.
Thanks for ur helps, I'll remember u in my will.
AL

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Old October 26th 18, 05:12 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware
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wrote:

On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 19:52:07 -0400,
wrote:

On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 19:29:23 -0400, John McGaw
wrote:

On 10/24/2018 7:18 AM,
wrote:
I need a manual or guide for this IOGEAR Sympathy KVM model GCS1774 I
have. It is not working right, and I need to find what I am doing
wrong. Anyone help me?
Thanx
Alan


I just had a random thought that might apply. I take it that you have
multiple USB ports on the W7 computer.


YES

Have you tried moving the USB plugs
on the KVM's hydra cable to different USB ports on the computer?


Tried it, Nada. Gas to reboot.

It could
be that the operating system is expecting them to be only on the previously
used back-panel ports and isn't properly detecting that they have moved. As
I wrote, just a random thought but it should only take a moment to test. I
seem to remember a problem years ago on an unknown MS OS where the keyboard
would only work on a particular USB port and refused to learn better.


Well, this AM I turned on both PCs with the keyboard and mouse USBs
plugged to KVM rear - mouse and keybord both would NOT work. I then
pluggged them to the KVM front - both worked! Weird. Then I turned
both PCs off and on again - both worked! Anyway, I am holding my
breath.
Thanks for ur helps, I'll remember u in my will.
AL


Just don't will to me that broken KVM.
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Old October 27th 18, 12:41 AM posted to alt.comp.hardware
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On Fri, 26 Oct 2018 11:12:26 -0500, VanguardLH wrote:

wrote:

On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 19:52:07 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 19:29:23 -0400, John McGaw
wrote:

On 10/24/2018 7:18 AM,
wrote:
I need a manual or guide for this IOGEAR Sympathy KVM model GCS1774 I
have. It is not working right, and I need to find what I am doing
wrong. Anyone help me?
Thanx
Alan


I just had a random thought that might apply. I take it that you have
multiple USB ports on the W7 computer.

YES

Have you tried moving the USB plugs
on the KVM's hydra cable to different USB ports on the computer?

Tried it, Nada. Gas to reboot.

It could
be that the operating system is expecting them to be only on the previously
used back-panel ports and isn't properly detecting that they have moved. As
I wrote, just a random thought but it should only take a moment to test. I
seem to remember a problem years ago on an unknown MS OS where the keyboard
would only work on a particular USB port and refused to learn better.


Well, this AM I turned on both PCs with the keyboard and mouse USBs
plugged to KVM rear - mouse and keybord both would NOT work. I then
pluggged them to the KVM front - both worked! Weird. Then I turned
both PCs off and on again - both worked! Anyway, I am holding my
breath.
Thanks for ur helps, I'll remember u in my will.
AL


Just don't will to me that broken KVM.

awww
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Old October 27th 18, 12:27 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware
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On Fri, 26 Oct 2018 19:41:27 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 26 Oct 2018 11:12:26 -0500, VanguardLH wrote:

wrote:

On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 19:52:07 -0400,
wrote:

On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 19:29:23 -0400, John McGaw
wrote:

On 10/24/2018 7:18 AM,
wrote:
I need a manual or guide for this IOGEAR Sympathy KVM model GCS1774 I
have. It is not working right, and I need to find what I am doing
wrong. Anyone help me?
Thanx
Alan


I just had a random thought that might apply. I take it that you have
multiple USB ports on the W7 computer.

YES

Have you tried moving the USB plugs
on the KVM's hydra cable to different USB ports on the computer?

Tried it, Nada. Gas to reboot.

It could
be that the operating system is expecting them to be only on the previously
used back-panel ports and isn't properly detecting that they have moved. As
I wrote, just a random thought but it should only take a moment to test. I
seem to remember a problem years ago on an unknown MS OS where the keyboard
would only work on a particular USB port and refused to learn better.

Well, this AM I turned on both PCs with the keyboard and mouse USBs
plugged to KVM rear - mouse and keybord both would NOT work. I then
pluggged them to the KVM front - both worked! Weird. Then I turned
both PCs off and on again - both worked! Anyway, I am holding my
breath.
Thanks for ur helps, I'll remember u in my will.
AL


Just don't will to me that broken KVM.


The way it is now - I have the mouse & keyboard USBs plugged into the
KVM front ports. I wanted to plug an external hard drive into the KVM
to then be available to both PCs. It won't work. PCs do not see the
hard drive. I have to plug said drive into each PC manually. Damn!
Oh well.
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Old October 27th 18, 12:32 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware
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On Sat, 27 Oct 2018 07:27:21 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 26 Oct 2018 19:41:27 -0400,
wrote:

On Fri, 26 Oct 2018 11:12:26 -0500, VanguardLH wrote:

wrote:

On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 19:52:07 -0400,
wrote:

On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 19:29:23 -0400, John McGaw
wrote:

On 10/24/2018 7:18 AM,
wrote:
I need a manual or guide for this IOGEAR Sympathy KVM model GCS1774 I
have. It is not working right, and I need to find what I am doing
wrong. Anyone help me?
Thanx
Alan


I just had a random thought that might apply. I take it that you have
multiple USB ports on the W7 computer.

YES

Have you tried moving the USB plugs
on the KVM's hydra cable to different USB ports on the computer?

Tried it, Nada. Gas to reboot.

It could
be that the operating system is expecting them to be only on the previously
used back-panel ports and isn't properly detecting that they have moved. As
I wrote, just a random thought but it should only take a moment to test. I
seem to remember a problem years ago on an unknown MS OS where the keyboard
would only work on a particular USB port and refused to learn better.

Well, this AM I turned on both PCs with the keyboard and mouse USBs
plugged to KVM rear - mouse and keybord both would NOT work. I then
pluggged them to the KVM front - both worked! Weird. Then I turned
both PCs off and on again - both worked! Anyway, I am holding my
breath.
Thanks for ur helps, I'll remember u in my will.
AL

Just don't will to me that broken KVM.


The way it is now - I have the mouse & keyboard USBs plugged into the
KVM front ports. I wanted to plug an external hard drive into the KVM
to then be available to both PCs. It won't work. PCs do not see the
hard drive. I have to plug said drive into each PC manually. Damn!
Oh well.


Oh I forgot to say - when I plug said external hard drive into the
front KVM front port, both PCs see the drive. Not the KVM rear port
tho. But then the keyboard has no place to be plugged that works.

Al
 




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