Oops, social faux pas! :) Here are my finds: Our criteria are the following: - A KVM switch system. - Must support PCs, SUNs, and any serial devices. (We have several Cisco's and APC's) - Must be expandable to large number of devices, for investment protection. (We have 17 devices to start off with, and who knows where we'll end up in the future.) - Must support multiple users. I started looking at Cybex, since we have a little 4 port Cybex already. The 4040 model looked like it would suit our needs. We need 6 PC connections with PS/2, 3 Sun connections with video, and 8 serial connections (2 Suns, 4 Ciscos and 2 APCs). Since there are 17 devices, we needed two of the 4040 models, with a communications card in between. Then, with some help from this list, I identified other competitors. I looked at Rose Electronics (www.rosel.com). Their stuff looked good, but I couldn't find anything on support for serial devices. I didn't look at them further after that. I also looked at Apex (www.apex.com), but again I didn't see anything for serial support. (Besides, their press releases said something about just finishing a merger with Cybex.) Raritan has a similar offering to Cybex, with their MX4. We priced out a similar configuration and the price of the Raritan was the same as the Cybex. (About $12,000 CDN). The deciding factor was that since we are expanding, and most of our new systems are Suns and Ciscos with serial ports, we chose the Cybex. -- James Smith, CCNA Chief Network/System Administrator DXSTORM.COM http://www.dxstorm.com/ DXSTORM Inc. 2395 Speakman Drive, Suite 2200 Mississauga, ON, L5K 1B3 CANADA Tel: 905-822-1957 (email preferred) Fax: 905-822-0680 1-877-DXSTORM (1-877-397-8676) "Feeling 'connected' with carbon-based dolts holds all the joy of being handcuffed to a dead zebra - it sounds special, but it can get old fast." - The Dilbert Principle - Engineers, Scientists, Programmers and Other Odd People On Fri, 30 Jun 2000, Jamie Rishaw wrote:

Usually in situations like this when you solicit replies privately from a list, you post your findings/reply summary to the list. :)

I'm interested in what you found out.

-jamie

| -----Original Message----- | From: James Smith [mailto:jsmith@dxstorm.com] | Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 10:20 PM | To: 'nanog@merit.edu' | Subject: Re: Experience with Cybex | | | | Thank you everyone for all the responses about the Cybex | products! :) It | been a lot of help in justifying the purchase. | | | -- | James Smith, CCNA | Chief Network/System Administrator | DXSTORM.COM | | http://www.dxstorm.com/ | | DXSTORM Inc. | 2395 Speakman Drive, Suite 2200 | Mississauga, ON, L5K 1B3 CANADA | Tel: 905-822-1957 (email preferred) | Fax: 905-822-0680 | 1-877-DXSTORM (1-877-397-8676) | | "Feeling 'connected' with carbon-based dolts holds all the | joy of being | handcuffed to a dead zebra - it sounds special, but it can get old | fast." | | - The Dilbert Principle | - Engineers, Scientists, Programmers and Other Odd People | | | On Wed, 28 Jun 2000, James Smith wrote: | | > | > I'm look at purchasing a Cybex KVM switch system (XP4040) and was | > wondering if anyone had any good or bad experiences to | share, or opinions | > about other similar products. Is Cybex widely used in NOCs? | > | > | > -- | > James Smith, CCNA | > Chief Network/System Administrator | > DXSTORM.COM | > | > http://www.dxstorm.com/ | > | > DXSTORM Inc. | > 2395 Speakman Drive, Suite 2200 | > Mississauga, ON, L5K 1B3 CANADA | > Tel: 905-822-1957 (email preferred) | > Fax: 905-822-0680 | > 1-877-DXSTORM (1-877-397-8676) | > | > "Feeling 'connected' with carbon-based dolts holds all the | joy of being | > handcuffed to a dead zebra - it sounds special, but it can get old | > fast." | > | > - The Dilbert Principle | > - Engineers, Scientists, Programmers and Other Odd People | > | > | > | > | |