On 6 Jun, 12:58, "jameshanle...@yahoo.co.uk"
<jameshanle...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> On 6 Jun, 12:28, "jameshanle...@yahoo.co.uk"<jameshanle...@yahoo.co .uk> wrote:
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> <snip>
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> > ps2 keyboards don't support USB.
> > USB keyboards do support ps2 or USB.
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> note- in the past, some have disagreed with my statement about USB
> keyboards supporting both.
>
> nevertheless, it has been my experience that any usb keyboard I have
> ever had, however cheap, has supported both.
>
> so maybe it's possible to get unlucky.. But even the person that last
> said "not necessarily", i.e. said that some only support USB, He could
> not name or even recall a usb keyboard that did not support ps2.
>
> you can find out easily enough.. Do the test without the KVM switch.
>
> You will need to buy a usb-ps2 adaptor, not just a ps2-usb adaptor.
> and good luck there 'cos some are faulty!
>

I will add.. just to be clear..

your problem is not one of faulty adaptors.
it's, as mentioned. That you should use a USB keyboard.

the point about the faulty adaptors, was just a pre-emptive tip. Since
you'll be getting another adaptor. Because to get this to work
you need 2 adaptors.
a USB-PS2 adaptor at point Y, and a PS2-USB adaptor at point X.

USB-PS2 adaptor will be FEMALE USB on one end, and male ps2 on the
other end. (you may actually want a USB gender changer to help
achieve that connector conversion).
It's for plugging your USB keyboard into, so the end if it becomes
like a Ps2 connector. And can plug into your KVM switch.

The other adaptor, you have already. You either plugged it into X on
your KVM.Or into your Dell. P presume into your Dell. Unless it was
an unusual adaptor.

BTW, your style in first post was a bit confusing, by referring to
your "old gateway". When as you said, it's fine. So who cares that
it's old.. As you said, the Dell has the problem. You could have
called it the problematic Dell with only USB ports. Otherwise one
refers back in your post and sees "old gateway".. I don't have a short
term memory for that, to remember all about willard and billard.. I
only really noticed more about the problem you had, when kony
addressed a particular paragraph in his reply to you, so , in my
second post. Nevertheless, everything I wrote is correct to my
knowledge(apart from a typo), and applies.