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RJ45 KVM cables - interchangeable?

Posted by fog, 11-26-2008, 11:01 AM

RJ45 KVM cables - interchangeable? I'm pricing out various options for KVM over IP solutions, and noticing that most of the options (Raritan, Avocent, Minicom, etc.) have RJ45 on the back, terminating in VGA+PS/2 or VGA+USB. Minicom's version of the cables prices about $75, whereas the Raritan ones are about $150/each. Does anyone know if cables from one brand will work with another? It seems that there's no reason they wouldn't, but I also wouldn't be all that surprised if they swapped pin arrangement or the like just to make you buy their cables. Has anyone done this before? Specifically Minicom adapters on a Raritan or Avocent KVM unit (RJ45).

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