# CAT5 KVM extenders

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**Category:** Chatting over the Back Fence\
**Created:** [September 19, 2013, 4:23pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/cat5-kvm-extenders/24516 "2013-09-19T16:23:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![System1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@System1](https://forums.suse.com/u/System1)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2013, 4:23pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/cat5-kvm-extenders/24516/1 "2013-09-19T16:23:42Z")

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Hi all: We have some older HP CAT5 KVM consoles. I need to purchase another KVM extender for a new HP server. Do you know if new KVM extenders will work with older equipment? And can you use other manufacturer extenders on HP consoles?

Thanks, Chris.