I first tried the linksys and the belkin omniview but each had difficulty with my logitech mouse. The mouse would jump all over the screen when switching computers which would force me to shutdown x-windows. So after doing a little research I found that raritan performed extremely well with various types of mice (logitech, microsoft, etc) on all types of computers (PC, Mac, Sun, Digital Alpha, SGI). This is because each mouse type is specifically emulated by a dedicated microprocessor on each port.
The firmware can be upgraded as well.
For more info, check out their website: www.raritan.com
I agree. The ports system takes all the hard work out of installing/removing programs. It seems that just about every program in ports is available for Linux.
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A GUI front end does exist and it is quite easy to use. Check out this article by Dru Lavigne.
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I first tried the linksys and the belkin omniview but each had difficulty with my logitech mouse. The mouse would jump all over the screen when switching computers which would force me to shutdown x-windows. So after doing a little research I found that raritan performed extremely well with various types of mice (logitech, microsoft, etc) on all types of computers (PC, Mac, Sun, Digital Alpha, SGI). This is because each mouse type is specifically emulated by a dedicated microprocessor on each port.
The firmware can be upgraded as well.
For more info, check out their website: www.raritan.com
I agree. The ports system takes all the hard work out of installing/removing programs. It seems that just about every program in ports is available for Linux.