Comment Re:Belkins are good (Score 1) 213
I have to say that I completely disagree with your quality assement of Belkin's line of KVM switches. I have tried several Belkins; a 2 port, 4 port and 16 port and they have all had various problems. Machines randomly freeze after about a month of uptime which is simply unacceptable. My linux boxes never crashed before I had a Belkin connected.
The only line of KVMs I've been able to find which are very reliable (i.e. > 6 months uptime without problems) are made by Raritan. Sure, they cost a little more, but are definitely worth it.
As an aside, Belkin's support was horrendous. My OmniCube actually came with a TurboLinux cd, and had a "linux supported" sticker on the box. Yet, when I phoned in and complained about lockups and said I was using linux, they said, "you're using what? We don't support that."
The only line of KVMs I've been able to find which are very reliable (i.e. > 6 months uptime without problems) are made by Raritan. Sure, they cost a little more, but are definitely worth it.
As an aside, Belkin's support was horrendous. My OmniCube actually came with a TurboLinux cd, and had a "linux supported" sticker on the box. Yet, when I phoned in and complained about lockups and said I was using linux, they said, "you're using what? We don't support that."
