Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 12:26:20 -0700 From: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> To: Modulok <modulok@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Long Day's Journey into <Bleep> Message-ID: <20110609192620.GE8057@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <BANLkTi=8UYY2YxFTGH7viFs2f%2B5rRhbkNA@mail.gmail.com> References: <20110609005656.GA9183@thought.org> <20110609035313.GA30448@guilt.hydra> <20110609170519.GB42160@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <BANLkTi=8UYY2YxFTGH7viFs2f%2B5rRhbkNA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, Jun 09, 2011 at 12:08:12PM -0600, Modulok wrote: > Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 12:08:12 -0600 > From: Modulok <modulok@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Long Day's Journey into <Bleep> > To: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> > > >> But I have a general question: have any of > >> you wizards who run your own domains or otherwise use a switch [or > >> hub] *ever* had it just-quit?! It is solid-state. > > I've had a Linksys switch crap out. I've also had a Netgear switch die. In > fact, there were three Netgear switches that died within a few months of each > other. At first they would simply lock up at random. After that they didn't > work at all. We later discovered it was a capacitor problem. (Google 'capacitor > plague'.) We replaced it with a HP ProCurve switch a few years ago and it has > been rock solid ever since. My only complaint is the proCurve has a very > inaccurate internal clock, but that is easily remedied by configuring ntpd on > it. So yeah, even solid state stuff can die! > > -Modulok- Don't we have a "bad-hardware page" somewhere? If not, Linksys, Netgear, and ProCurve switches should all be flagged. The new .LT. $20 LG 8-porter [[8-holer? for those from a farming bg, ;)]] um, sorry. I will keep track of how well my LG 8-port switch does. If it fmesses up sooner than three years, I will let folks know. gary > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix Journey Toward the Dawn, E-Book: http://www.thought.org The 8.51a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org
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