I'm not sure what I am talking about. I know that the terminal for my SUN ULTRA1 is different than the terminal for my DELL PC. I have purchased a IOGEAR KVM switch. I would like to include the SUN machine in the set of computers that can share my one keyboard, mouse and terminal. What do I order which will make this possible? Ken Jones of Fitchburg.
We have all Suns at RIT. I will ask our sysadmin and get back to you.
On May 12, 2009, at 10:29, "Ken Jones"
I'm not sure what I am talking about. I know that the terminal for my SUN ULTRA1 is different than the terminal for my DELL PC.
I have purchased a IOGEAR KVM switch. I would like to include the SUN machine in the set of computers that can share my one keyboard, mouse and terminal.
What do I order which will make this possible?
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On Tue, 12 May 2009, Ken Jones wrote:
I'm not sure what I am talking about. I know that the terminal for my SUN ULTRA1 is different than the terminal for my DELL PC. I have purchased a IOGEAR KVM switch. I would like to include the SUN machine in the set of computers that can share my one keyboard, mouse and terminal. What do I order which will make this possible?
If you search www.monoprice.com (or Google Shopping, I suppose) for "sun vga", they have a selection of adapters. I've used the shorter style in the past successfully, but not specifically with a KVM. Brian Conway
It seems you need a "13W3-to-VGA" adapter.
On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 10:53 AM, Brian Conway
On Tue, 12 May 2009, Ken Jones wrote:
I'm not sure what I am talking about. I know that the terminal for my SUN ULTRA1 is different than the terminal for my DELL PC.
I have purchased a IOGEAR KVM switch. I would like to include the SUN machine in the set of computers that can share my one keyboard, mouse and terminal.
What do I order which will make this possible?
If you search www.monoprice.com (or Google Shopping, I suppose) for "sun vga", they have a selection of adapters. I've used the shorter style in the past successfully, but not specifically with a KVM.
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Ken> I'm not sure what I am talking about. I know that the terminal Ken> for my SUN ULTRA1 is different than the terminal for my DELL PC. Sure, you probably have a 13W3 video connector on your Ultra1, so you'd need a dongle to goto VGA. I problaby have one lying around here at work and I can give it to you. Ken> I have purchased a IOGEAR KVM switch. I would like to include Ken> the SUN machine in the set of computers that can share my one Ken> keyboard, mouse and terminal. The bigger problem is the mouse/keyboard, since the U1 uses a totally different and non-standard setup. The old Sun Type 4 & 5 keyboards. Some KVM switches supported the older sun standard. Newer suns all use USB mice/keyboards with minor extensions and are perfectly compatible with KVMs. In this case, you might be out of luck. Exactly which model KVM did you buy? John
On the older Sun systems, they were "clever" by combining Serial A and
Serial B into the same 25-pin connector. These systems used to have
an adapter that would either split the port into two or a DB25-to-RJ45
connector made to use only one.
If you need the DB25-to-RJ45 for Serial A pinout, it should be out there...
Bill Smith
Fall River, MA
Charter Member of LOPSA
On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 10:29 AM, Ken Jones
I'm not sure what I am talking about. I know that the terminal for my SUN ULTRA1 is different than the terminal for my DELL PC.
I have purchased a IOGEAR KVM switch. I would like to include the SUN machine in the set of computers that can share my one keyboard, mouse and terminal.
What do I order which will make this possible?
Ken Jones of Fitchburg. _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug@mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug
Sun had gone away from this by the time of the Ultra1 as I recall. It
was a stupid optimization from the realization that most DB-25 serial
ports only used 8 signal lines max, so it was simple to just add
another driver chip on un-used lines.
Then someone smarter said "let's just use a DB-9 instead" and the
problem was solved. Alot of middle old Suns have one DB25 and one DB9
serial port. But these are all around 10 years old.
William> On the older Sun systems, they were "clever" by combining
William> Serial A and Serial B into the same 25-pin connector. These
William> systems used to have an adapter that would either split the
William> port into two or a DB25-to-RJ45 connector made to use only
William> one.
William> If you need the DB25-to-RJ45 for Serial A pinout, it should be out there...
William> Bill Smith
William> Fall River, MA
William> Charter Member of LOPSA
William> On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 10:29 AM, Ken Jones
I'm not sure what I am talking about. I know that the terminal for my SUN ULTRA1 is different than the terminal for my DELL PC.
I have purchased a IOGEAR KVM switch. I would like to include the SUN machine in the set of computers that can share my one keyboard, mouse and terminal.
What do I order which will make this possible?
Ken Jones of Fitchburg. _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug@mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug
William> _______________________________________________ William> Wlug mailing list William> Wlug@mail.wlug.org William> http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug
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