[ale] Serial -> PS2

[jknapka at earthlink.net (Joseph A. Knapka)]

> Chris Fowler wrote:
> 
> Are you saying those generic serial -> PS/2 converters that comes with
> PS/2 mice are basically worthless? The same on PS/2 -> Serial?
> 
> Chris
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stuffed Crust [mailto:pizza at shaftnet.org]
> Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 10:33 AM
> To: Chris Fowler
> Cc: ale at ale.org
> Subject: Re: [ale] Serial -> PS2
> 
> On Fri, Feb 09, 2001 at 09:46:32AM -0500, Chris Fowler wrote:
> > I'm trying to attach an older Linux machine to an OmniVew SE 4 port
> PS/2
> > KVM.  The Linux machine is serial so I've attached a serial -> PS/2
> > connector.  Mouse does not work.  It has been my experience in the
> past that
> > these do not always work.  Can onyone explain why?
> 
> That's because the serial protocol is different from the ps/2
> protocol.
> 
> The fancier Belkin switches can translate between the two protocols.

And so do the little adapters. I have several machines here running
serial mice on PS/2 ports and vice-versa (don't want to waste the
adapters :-)


-- Joe Knapka
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