D-Link DKVM-2K 2-Port KVM Switch, Desktop, Built-in Cables

I was very happy with the quick delivery of this unit. I was tired of unplugging and replugging the keyboard and mouse and monitor between two computers. Ain't electronics just amazing!!!

I hooked this switch up to a Dell Dimension 2400 P4 and an old Gateway P3. I'm dual booting on both boxes between XP Pro & Server 2003 R2. I'm also using a usb mouse with the usb/ps2 adapter plugged into the switch. I've been using it for several months and it's been working fine. About once every 2 or 3 weeks, the Dell will boot up with the screen zoomed about twice the normal size, but a simple restart resolves it. I've had no problems at all with the Gateway. There's a 1-2 second lag between switching from one PC to the other, but that seems standard. I would have preferred it to be wall mountable, but it sits on top of the PC and the cables don't take up too much space. This switch works fine and I recommend it to anyone who needs a KVM switch.

I don't know why exactly, but when using this switch with my wide-screen monitor, the 1680 x 1050 resolution was not available. Also I noticed that the switch doesn't work if only one of my computers is on (I suspect this is because it draws power from only one side). Other than that, it works fine.

I've had one of these for over a year. I'm using a 5 year old Gateway with 1 gig processor and a 3 year old Intel server with two 2.4 gig processors. Both are running Win XP Pro.For the most part this switch works perfectly. Once in a great while the cursor has locked up, but it only seems to occur if switch between machines while one of them is booting up.I also have a D-Link wired router so that both machines can share my broadband internet connection. It has worked flawlessly from day one.If the KVM or router broke, I'd buy another from D-LInk in a heartbeat.

I hoped to use the DKVM as just a monitor switch because only one PC has ps/2 keyboard and mouse (our newer PC uses USB inputs). My assumption was that if I kept the (USB input KB & M) devices connected directly to the new PC, Windows would detect that all devices were connected, and all would be happy. The instructions do not mention anything about such a connection scheme --they only assume you have just one KB and Mouse (ps/2 type) and run them into the DKVM to switch between both PCs. There are not even any FAQs to address other possible cases.First try, I left all KBs and mice hooked directly to the PCs, and ran just the monitor cables thru the DKVM. The monitor screen showed nothing but black with either or both PCs booted.Email tech support at D-link was reasonably responsive (but tried to channel me to phone support instead, after I'd typed all the particulars in the email interface). First reply said it should work even with just one PC, preferably using the "PC1" side. So next I tried connecting the Ps/2 inputs to the DKVM and thru it to the old PC as "PC1." (The USB devices remained direct to the new PC2.) That put the screen display for PC1 on the monitor, cleanly. But when I tried switching to PC2, monitor would show the PC2 screen for just a split second [very fast blink], then it would revert back to the PC1 image.Tech support said the DKVM gets its power from the mouse port; that means that even if it would have switched to PC2 display [no go], I would still need to have the old PC1 running also just to power the DKVM. That's not what I had in mind at all; so the DKVM is no real use in my situation.Conclusion: skip the DKVM unless you have ps/2 connections on both PCs.

i needed a way to unclutter my desk and this item makes it so simplenow i only need one monitor one keyboard and one mouse to run two machines and i will be trying to find a way to get a biger kvm switch so i can cut the total number of keyboards monitors and mice i have to own.

I purchased this switching unit after much investigation and research. There are many other more expensive units, which I have no doubt do the job, but as I was on a tight budget this unit checked out OK. I have been using this unit for one month on a windows 2000 platform with absolutely no problems. I do not use the hot keys because there is no need. The unit has a simple button on the front with a light to confirm switching. IT WORKS.The only complaint I have is an aesthetic one regarding the mouse, keyboard and screen inputs, which are at the front. Would be better if all connections were at the back, but then again because the unit is so small it would not sit on a surface properly.

Was very pleased when first put into use, but within a month or so, one of the switches failed to work so had to jury rig.

Sobre el producto lo que puedo decir es que es justamente lo que queria. Quizas me quede un poco corto , podria haberlo pedido de cuatro pero vamos esta bien con dos, solo tengo una duda y es que no se si lo vi con señal de audio??

L'apparecchio funziona egregiamente,anche se non ho avuto i risultati che speravo.L'avevo comperato per utilizzare un Pc con sistema XP e uno con 8,1 solo per condividere il monitor e tastiera-mouse.Il primo ha un'entrata distinta per tastiera e mouse,il secondo,avendo una motherboard H87 Plus,ha una sola entrata o tastiera o mouse.Morale, quando effettuo lo scambio,sul PC XP si vedono tastiera e mouse mentre sull'altro ti dà solo il mouse o solo tastiera.Ho provato anche a colleare una entrata del cavetto alla porta USB 2 della scheda H87 plus ma il risultato è sempre negativo.Nb. ho tastiera e mouse con terminale PS/2 6 pin.Beh pazienza.

Der Umschalter intigriert sich sehr gut und funktioniert einwandfrei. Einfache Installation, einfach anstecken und die Verbindung steht. Taster für die Umschaltung ist leicht zu bedienen. Ein sehr guter Einkauf, bin sehr zufrieden. Es stimmt hier einfach alles, die Qualität und der Preis.

Exécute parfaitement sa mission, qui est de permettre à son utilisateur de piloter alternativement deux ordinateurs avec un seul ensemble clavier, souris, écran (VGA pour l'écran et PS2 pour le clavier et la souris).Bascule entre les 2 PC par des touches au clavier ou directement sur le commutateur KVM.Bonne longueur de câbles, fonctionnement sans problèmes.Pratique pour utiliser facilement des PC qui fonctionnent avec des OS différents ou pour prendre en cas de besoin le contrôle d'un PC assurant le rôle de serveur pour des données partagées et utilisées par différents utilisateurs ou services.

A great piece of kit.Connects my Windows 7 and Ubuntu Linux PCs together with no problems at all. Worked out of the box, no fiddly configuration. Simple switch to move between machines, and defaults to the live machine when the other is turned off. All the cables you need are included.Also small and easy to tuck out of the way, and powered from the system bus, so I don't need to plug yet another device into my groaning socket extender.Yes, it's only two ports, but that's all I need and this is way cheaper than other KVM switches I looked at. Five stars!!