From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Dec 15 7:50:56 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EAA6437B401 for ; Sun, 15 Dec 2002 07:50:55 -0800 (PST) Received: from kanga.honeypot.net (kanga.honeypot.net [208.162.254.122]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 10BB443EC5 for ; Sun, 15 Dec 2002 07:50:55 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kirk@strauser.com) Received: from pooh.honeypot.net (mail@pooh.honeypot.net [10.0.1.2]) by kanga.honeypot.net (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id gBFFoitm034032 for ; Sun, 15 Dec 2002 09:50:44 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from kirk@strauser.com) Received: from kirk by pooh.honeypot.net with local (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 18Nb2S-0004nl-00 for ; Sun, 15 Dec 2002 09:50:44 -0600 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Hubs and switches (was: uninformed qstn...) References: <20021215020733.46093.qmail@web20106.mail.yahoo.com> From: Kirk Strauser Date: 15 Dec 2002 09:50:44 -0600 In-Reply-To: <20021215020733.46093.qmail@web20106.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <87smwz1dt7.fsf@pooh.honeypot.net> Lines: 14 X-Mailer: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG At 2002-12-15T02:07:33Z, Bsd Neophyte writes: > For example, a new catalyst 2912, depending on options, will run you > between $2000-$5200, while a 12 port fast ethernet hub will run you about > $200-$300. For maximum cost savings, build a cheap (< $400) FreeBSD server with three NICs, attach each to a $100 16-port switch, set it to bridged mode, and get a 48-port switch for well under $1000. Will it replace the Catalyst? No, but neither will that hub. -- Kirk Strauser In Googlis non est, ergo non est. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message