Re: [TCLUG:13459] Frozen Solid with KVM Switch was "EEP! NOT GOOD!!"

[Troy Johnson <john1536@tc.umn.edu>]

Brian,

Have you shut off all BIOS "energy saving" parameters? What kind of KVM
switch is it?

I am including the next bit, not because it will help you, but because
the topic is similar.

I have had a strange problem with a Win98/RH6 box locking and rebooting.
It was (and is) attached to a Belkin KVM switch, but the problem
revealed itself when I saw gpm using 9% of the processor when I ssh-ed
from another machine (the KVM switch should have been saying "I'm
connected and doing nothing", not "I'm doing so much I'd like 9% of the
processor time please"). I unplugged the KVM mouse cable from the PS/2
mouse port and use a serial mouse and everything is fine (with that box)
now. :-| I still use the KVM's PS/2 keyboard and video, but having two
mice around is annoying. That is why, I suppose, people recommend the
more expensive KVM switches ;-).

Good luck, 

Troy

"Brian J. Ackermann" wrote:
> 
> Ok, so I've got this firewall up and running now.
> 
> Everythings great.  Its attached to a keyboard/mouse/monitor share switch.
> It appears that a few times out of 100 when the firewall machine 'goes to
> sleep' when the switch is pointing to another computer, the firewall machine
> freezes solid.
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