Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 15:55:03 -0400 From: David Gilbert <dgilbert@dclg.ca> To: Mark Bucciarelli <mark@gaiahost.coop> Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: "smart" switch recommendations? Message-ID: <17548.29975.326996.34162@canoe.dclg.ca> In-Reply-To: <20060609132028.GB468@rabbit> References: <20060609132028.GB468@rabbit>
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>>>>> "Mark" == Mark Bucciarelli <mark@gaiahost.coop> writes: Mark> We are looking to buy a new smart (aka a dumbed-down managed) Mark> switch. Mark> I read the recent Tom's Hardware review [1] of the Netgear Mark> FS728TS, and price- and feature-wise it looks like what we need Mark> EXCEPT THAT the setup utility is Windows-only and the web gui Mark> doesn't display properly in Firefox, two show-stoppers for us. Cisco 2924 (and 2950's and their ilk) continue to be budget-priced on eBay. 24 10/100 ports for $100 to $300 is a good buy. But the Cisco GigE offerings have been slow to come down in price. We recently bought a Linksys SRW2024. They're managable. The latest firmware plays well with firefox. They have a minimal telnet or serial console. And their front panel (right down to two mini-gbics) match one of the cisco models (prices 10x more on eBay) exactly. Now... I suppose what you loose is the cisco interface. I'm convinced it's in there. I'm convinced the hardware is the same, but $550 vs. $5500 is a big jump. Dave. -- ============================================================================ |David Gilbert, Independent Contractor. | Two things can be | |Mail: dave@daveg.ca | equal if and only if they | |http://daveg.ca | are precisely opposite. | =========================================================GLO================
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