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Subject: Re: off topic: unmanageable switch?
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>
> This has nothing to do with FreeBSD. I have to buy 3-4 24/16
> port ethernet switches for a school. Could you recommend a
> brand/model? I don't know if such recommendations should be
> done off list?

no idea about 4, but in my practice the cheapest ones are really good.