PCIe Ethernet in Thunderbolt docks (how to avoid Realtek)

Re:PCIe Ethernet in Thunderbolt docks (how to avoid Realtek) by DIVx0 on Wednesday April 06, 2022 @09:48AM (#30931897)

A bit off topic but I’ve seen a few posts about thunderbolt docks, but what I really need is a thunderbolt KVM that can drive a 5k (or more) display between at least two MacBooks.

Does anyone have a recommendation? My searches have not been fruitful.

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Re:PCIe Ethernet in Thunderbolt docks (how to avoid Realtek) by pfyra on Wednesday April 06, 2022 @09:52AM (#30931941)

Not quite what you are asking for, but perhaps display-switch[0] can help. I'm too cheap to get a KVM which supports 2 4k monitors so I'm using display-switch instead. Works wonders.

[0] https://github.com/haimgel/display-switch

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Re:PCIe Ethernet in Thunderbolt docks (how to avoid Realtek) by tym0 on Wednesday April 06, 2022 @12:27PM (#30934140)

What USB Switch are you using? I have yet to find one without awful reviews on Amazon.

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Re:PCIe Ethernet in Thunderbolt docks (how to avoid Realtek) by pfyra on Thursday April 07, 2022 @04:10AM (#30941945)

I do it the really, really cheap way.. I have my keyboard and mouse connected to a USB hub and switch the USB cable between the computers. I have a USB cable connected to each computer and physically switch which one is connected to the hub.

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Re:PCIe Ethernet in Thunderbolt docks (how to avoid Realtek) by tym0 on Thursday April 07, 2022 @05:29AM (#30942395)

That is my current workaround but my hub's cable is really suffering from it.

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Re:PCIe Ethernet in Thunderbolt docks (how to avoid Realtek) by eddiezane on Wednesday April 06, 2022 @10:23AM (#30932274)

Maybe this ? You could also email Wendell on the site and get his thoughts.

https://store.level1techs.com/products/14-kvm-switch-single-...

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