[comship]

As the maximum permitted lenght of a PC USB cable is about 5m, could anyone advise me how could I extent usb and PS/2 (keyboard and mouse connection) cables to 15m?

[K1W1]

Hi,

I have seen a bit of stuff on these on the net.

http://www.usbwholesale.com/active%20repeater.htm

[Seafarer]

Would it cause problems to use a bluetooth wireless keyboard and mouse?

[PropBet]

KVM switch or a repeater.

Can I ask the configuration / why you need to go 15m to perhaps better understand a solution? Wireless?

[Codger]

These work. Used them for firewire but they also have them for USB.
http://www.dtrovision.com/USBfirewire.htm

[comship]

Originally Posted by PropBet

KVM switch or a repeater.

Can I ask the configuration / why you need to go 15m to perhaps better understand a solution? Wireless?

As these keyboards will be cased-in the Flybridge and Wheel House I have decided for aesthetical reasons Stainless Steel keyboards with trackball model KV1211 of Jenlogix. But apart of this I didn't find a nice looking wireless keyboard

[comship]

See below what I mean

[comship]

Regarding the KVM devices, I have used them on our last Yacht and they were very unstable. Thus I dont want to use them on the Server which runs the ECDIS