Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2002 07:48:07 -0500 From: Eric Anderson <anderson@centtech.com> To: Ryan Thompson <ryan@sasknow.com> Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Hawking Technologies switches Message-ID: <3D74AF87.7040401@centtech.com> References: <20020902211510.L30110-100000@ren.sasknow.com>
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Ryan Thompson wrote: > Anyone have any experience with Hawking Tech's 10/100 switches? They > come in below other good low-price offerings by D-Link and Netgear, > well below 3Com, and a fraction of Cisco, but appear to be full- > featured. I've been charged with the task of outfitting a small new > network room in a budget-sensitive fashion, so I'd need rack-mountable > unmanaged RJ-45 Ethernet switches that can handle a handful of LAN > servers, and connect 20-25 workstations. > > Recommendations? I've used D-Link, Netgear and 3C in similar > scenarios, all with zero problems, but have yet to run with Hawking, > mostly because I don't know a lot about them. Hawking makes some "ok" hardware, although you typically get what you paya for. I am a Netgear fan for all my inexpensive network hardware needs, but I have used Hawking stuff in the past, and haven't had too much of a problem. The only thing I can say is, I have had a few of their hubs go bad (just stop working), but nothing major. If price is a big issue, and you can't slap down the extra couple of $$'s to get a Netgear (or other), then Hawking will do you just fine. There isn't all that much difference in these little boxes these days anyhow. :) Eric -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Anderson Systems Administrator Centaur Technology The moon may be smaller than Earth, but it's further away. ------------------------------------------------------------------ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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