Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 13:39:24 -0700 From: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> To: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Long Day's Journey into <Bleep> Message-ID: <20110609203924.GH8057@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <20110609184829.GC33714@guilt.hydra> References: <20110609005656.GA9183@thought.org> <15630_1307624948_4DF0C5F4_15630_82_1_D9B37353831173459FDAA836D3B43499BF89C4A2@WADPMBXV0.waddell.com> <BANLkTinPrEJ4LfNh8pE7%2BR3Akxj2F4Lpxw@mail.gmail.com> <20110609184829.GC33714@guilt.hydra>
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On Thu, Jun 09, 2011 at 12:48:29PM -0600, Chad Perrin wrote: > Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 12:48:29 -0600 > From: Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> > Subject: Re: Long Day's Journey into <Bleep> > To: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> > Mail-Followup-To: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" > <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> > > On Thu, Jun 09, 2011 at 10:25:27AM -0400, Mike L wrote: > > whats this have to do with freebsd questions? > > You seem to have a bad habit of spamming the mailing list with mundane BS. I might agree if the discussion didn't warnder into good and bad switches, which is something that many of us are conconcerned with. Otherwise, i apologise. > > Bringing things back to FreeBSD again . . . > > Are parts available for building an inexpensive switch, perhaps with the > ability to use a stripped-down FreeBSD to run the thing? The closest > I've found so far is this: > > http://www.automationworld.com/products-2039 > > It says "make your own", but it looks to me like what they mean by that > is "put it in your own box and brand it with your name; power supply not > included". > > The hardware requirements for building a switch are, unfortunately, > outside my area of expertise. I'll check it out when I'm using evo. My bg was in ckt design, but that was a Long time back. For those of us who use FreeBSD at work, the expense of a switch shouldn't be an issue. For me, I _will_ just buy a second LG switch. Still, be interesting to see if one of my old computers with FBSD 8.X could run the unit. Appreciate the tip, Chad. > > -- > Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.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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