From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jul 15 09:40:09 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0C43016A401 for ; Sun, 15 Jul 2007 09:40:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ml@netfence.it) Received: from parrot.aev.net (parrot.aev.net [212.31.247.179]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8178A13C4A8 for ; Sun, 15 Jul 2007 09:40:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ml@netfence.it) Received: from soth.ventu ([151.77.235.121]) (authenticated bits=128) by parrot.aev.net (8.14.1/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l6F9qGKC023315 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=FAIL) for ; Sun, 15 Jul 2007 11:52:22 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ml@netfence.it) Received: from alamar.ventu (alamar.ventu [10.1.2.18]) by soth.ventu (8.14.1/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l6F9f5Kf087934; Sun, 15 Jul 2007 11:41:06 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ml@netfence.it) Message-ID: <4699EB6B.90902@netfence.it> Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 11:39:55 +0200 From: Andrea Venturoli User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.4 (X11/20070617) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Kurt Buff References: <64c038660707141942l2b202d0ai27ca19437779c658@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.61 on 212.31.247.179 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Modulok Subject: Re: OT: Does a low-cost, reliable switch exist? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 09:40:09 -0000 Kurt Buff ha scritto: > On 7/14/07, Modulok wrote: > >> I just need something stable enough that I can catch some >> sleep without this re-occurring nightmare. >> >> Is there hope? Thoughts? Suggestions? >> -Modulok- > > Look at eBay for a used 24 port HP switch. They are reliable, and the > lifetime warranty doesn't go away because you bought it used. They > have serial console ports. In particular, take a look at the ProCurve > 2510-24. I've had some problems with cheaper HP ProCurves... I sleep a lot better since I switched to 3Com. I've got some running 24/7 without a hitch for some years without once rebooting them; they are under UPS as every switch should be (but probably they would work fine anyway). They can be managed through http/https, telnet, ssh, SNMP, ecc... The web interface isn't exactly what I would dream of, but there are worse ones. It's some years old, anyway, so it might have had improvement over time (I never updated it). It doesn't require flash or java or any other crap. They are not as expensive as Cisco, but neither they are as cheap as others. If you buy used one, you should also inherit their life warranty, as described by Kurt (but check this, since it might depend on the exact model). Depending on your budget (does "not $500+" means "max $490"? :-) you might afford a new entry level one. Just my two cents. bye av.