On Tue, 06 Jan 2004 15:20:14 +0100, Greg Norris wrote: > Can anyone recommend a good 4-port (or thereabout) KVM switch? I need > one which can handle USB keyboard and mouse inputs, and it would be a > plus (but definitely not required) if it can accommodate both USB and > PS/2 outputs. > > I recently tried a Belkin OmniView SOHO KVM (model no. F1DS104U), which > claims to be Linux compatible, but it turned out to be rather > flaky[1]. After waiting for 90 minutes on their tech support line, > for a scripted-to-the-max session which I can only (charitably) > describe as completely worthless, I think I'm inclined to avoid Belkin > products at this point. > > > [1] It mostly worked, but would frequently miss keystrokes (especially > <CTRL>-whatever combinations), or act like a key was being held down. > I did all of the usual troubleshooting (try a different keyboard, swap > the cables, update the firmware, etc.), and am fairly confident that > it's a firmware bug.
I had the same trouble as well as mouse issues with the same Belkin Omniview SOHO going between a Woody server and Sid desktop. I replaced my KVM with a Avocent SwitchView and have had no further issues. You can get more info at: http://www.avocent.com -- Bill Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] GPG Key ID:0xFB966670 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
