Re: [MLUG] Looking for a USB Keyboard.

[Rick Buford <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Christian M. Cepel wrote:

> No no...  all those stores have USB keyboards...  Just not ones w/o 
> internal USB hubs.  It's the hub that the Belkin KVM is barfing on.
>
> Spectrum (I guess they're calling themselves 'Tiger Tech') has one for 
> $40 *laugh*
>
> Ratshack was a great suggestion... Thanks.  They do indeed have a 
> plain-jane used to order em off pricewatch for $4-$7 generic (this was 
> ps/2 back in that day) with no blasted hub and such... but they want 
> twice what its worth... for their price I could buy one of the bells 
> and whistles, internal hub, all sorts of assignable keys... of course 
> it wouldn't work with my system.
>
> I expect this is the way I'll have to go, assuming they'll honor the 
> tax-exemption of the University tax-exempt Pro cards.
>
> I really don't understand why it's barfing on the Dell keyboard with 
> the hub... for goodness sake, when I plug an old mac USB keyboard into 
> it, the mouse that's plugged into the keyboard works (so does the 
> keyboard), as well as a flash drive.
>
> Thanks.  At least there's light at the end of this here tunnel.
>
I guess I'm confused. You have a Dell USB hub that won't work with a 
"standard" USB keyboard (the kind with their own internal hub and 
usually a connection or two on the kb itself)? Would it be easier to 
just replace the Dell hub?

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