My kvm died so I was looking for another one on Ebay. I found some good ones: Iogear GCS1808 KVM. All the affordable ones do not include the cables. So I decided to make my own, but I ran into a problem. The console connector is 1 x SPHD-18 Male. This connector has 3 rows of 6 pins. Computer/KVM is 8 x SPHD-15 Female. This connector has 2 rows of 6 pins and one row of 5 pins. I cant find these connectors for sale anywhere. [Mouser Amazon Ebay] They look like vga d-subs but with extra pins. Does anybody know the source of these connectors?
Here is a picture of the connectors. The far left has 3 rows of 6 pins. The other 8 have 2 rows of 6 pins and one row of 5 pins.
I use a KVM switch also but a 4 port AirLink (AKVM-4) w/ PS2 ports in the front. This thing has lasted a long time & I worried it may not be available sometime so I bought another for a backup. One has to be careful buying older parts as (ebay 2x) crooks out there will lie that they have what you need. -- I took a look at the IO GEAR site... no joy. *Good luck w/ your search.