From owner-freebsd-hardware Thu Sep 19 12:22:10 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id MAA00730 for hardware-outgoing; Thu, 19 Sep 1996 12:22:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: from GndRsh.aac.dev.com (GndRsh.aac.dev.com [198.145.92.241]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id MAA00685 for ; Thu, 19 Sep 1996 12:22:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from rgrimes@localhost) by GndRsh.aac.dev.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) id MAA07413; Thu, 19 Sep 1996 12:21:53 -0700 (PDT) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" Message-Id: <199609191921.MAA07413@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> Subject: Re: DEC PCI CHIP QUESTION In-Reply-To: <199609191843.MAA07822@clem.systemsix.com> from Steve Passe at "Sep 19, 96 12:43:15 pm" To: smp@csn.net (Steve Passe) Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 12:21:53 -0700 (PDT) Cc: hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL25 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-hardware@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > Hi, > > >A D-Link FlexSwitch DES-3205, seems to be working happily, but a one > >man shop has a hard time streasing a 100MB/s switch very much :-). Nice > >thing is that it is a 10/100MB/s switch so I don't have to route between > >my 2 segments anymore :-) > > Is DLink a good brand? I have been happy with the few products of thiers I have used over the years. > The DLink DFE-808TX 100base-TX 8-port Hub > can be had quite cheaply, and I (also a 1 man shop) can't justify the > cost of a switch. As I have a dedicated P5-75 freeBSD box for a > router/firewall, using 2 segments is no problem. I don't have any first hand experience with this hub, I think David Greenman has one of the DFE-812TX+, which is a 12 port version. If you can't get it for less than $648.00, come see me on it, I'll stand behind it and take it back within the first 15 days if it does not work up to your expectations. -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation Company Reliable computers for FreeBSD