Can you use a PS/2 to USB adapter on a KVM switch?

K

KingOfHearts

I want to get a KVM switch, but my keyboard is PS/2 and my mouse is USB.
Can I buy one of those $1.00 adapters on ebay and have it work with a KVM?
 
P

Pen

Probably not. The wire adapters from PS2 to USB
only work with a mouse that is a dual mode device.
You'll need an active device, if there is such a device.
 
K

KingOfHearts

Pen said:
Probably not. The wire adapters from PS2 to USB
only work with a mouse that is a dual mode device.
You'll need an active device, if there is such a device.
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Thanks for the tip.
 
K

kony

I want to get a KVM switch, but my keyboard is PS/2 and my mouse is USB.
Can I buy one of those $1.00 adapters on ebay and have it work with a KVM?
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It depends on the specific mouse. Many USB mice do support
PS2 with those simple $1 pin-adapters... but not all. Most
good, name-brand mice do, so if your mouse doesn't, you
might consider getting a new mouse that does.
 
K

KingOfHearts

kony said:
It depends on the specific mouse. Many USB mice do support
PS2 with those simple $1 pin-adapters... but not all. Most
good, name-brand mice do, so if your mouse doesn't, you
might consider getting a new mouse that does.
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Thanks............!
 

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