On Wed, 2010-02-24 at 19:52 -0700, JK wrote: > mouse/kbd ~~ (IR link) ~~ [PS2 KVM]---[PS2/USB adapter]---[USB port on > Karmic box] Seems a bit much don't you think? I would suspect the IR link or the PS/2 -> USB conversion. Fry's sells USB KVM switchs now for a few dollars more than the PS/2 ones.