On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 12:22 PM, Devin Reade <gdr at gno.org> wrote: > --On Wednesday, March 23, 2011 03:19:49 AM +0000 Miguel Medalha > <miguelmedalha at sapo.pt> wrote: > >> The D-Links are NOT suitable for professional use. I used one of their >> models and it hanged on me multiple times. Because it is powered by the >> keyboard/mouse/video connectors, the only way to recover it is to >> physically disconnect ALL cables and reconnect them again. > > Ok, I won't argue with that; a "it fails in this scenario" overrides > a "it works for me". I will add though, that were it got into the state > described above was where I was able to recover it by using the reset > button. You might want to try that next time instead of the cable > disconnect solution. > > But no, it shouldn't happen to begin with, and that power aspect is > clearly a design flaw. > > If I had a better make/model to recommend, I'd mention it, but I don't. > I suspect that they are out there, but I can't say which. > > Devin I've had good luck with the Dell 71PXP, which is easy to find used for under $100. I also use Aten 2L5502UP cables to convert PS/2 to USB for the servers. Ryan