I have exactly the same keyboard/mouse problems with Belkin switches! ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 1:57 PM Subject: Re: KVM Switch recommendation
> I would recommend AGAINST using any Belkin KVMs. We've had nothing but > problems with them. If you have a Windoze box and a Linux box with the > GUI running on the same KVM, when you switch from the Windoze box to the > Linux box it messes your mouse up. The mouse will start randomly moving > all over the screen and clicking everywhere opening windows. When this > happens, you have to Ctrl+Alt+Backspace to kill the GUI and then restart > it. On the rack mounted server KVMs we have, if you don't start certain > Compaq ProLiant servers with the focus on that machine in the KVM, it > won't detect the keyboard and mouse when it boots. This is with both > Linux and Windows. > > I would go with APC KVMs if its for a server rack, although they are a > little expensive. We're still looking for a good desktop KVM. > > Chris Purcell, RHCE > > > I can recommend the Belkin Omni Cube. I have been using that for a > > couple of years with not problems. I am also using a wireless optical > > mouse with no issues. > > > > > > On Wed, 2003-09-17 at 01:00, Rodolfo J. Paiz wrote: > >> At 09:03 9/11/2003 +1000, you wrote: > >> > >> > > Does anyone has recommendation for KVM switch? I plan to use it to > >> run > >> > Linux > >> > > (Redhat 7.3) and Win2K with PS2 keyboard & mouse. The cheaper the > >> > better, but > >> > > trying to find the one with very minimal / no video degradation at > >> > >> > 1400x1050, > >> > > as my linux runs on that resolution on 19 inc monitor. > >> > > >> >I've been using cybex (now avocent: http://www.avocent.com) for many > >> years without a single problem. > >> > >> I can also recommend these. When I was researching mine, this was what > >> most people recommended as being a good value and high quality, and > >> my 4-port KVM has been fantastic with no problems. I did, however, > >> get my KVM cables from Newegg to save some dough and those have > >> worked well too. I have not used above 1280x1024, but in theory you > >> should have no problems at all. > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Rodolfo J. Paiz > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > > > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
