From owner-freebsd-isp Mon Dec 9 08:54:08 1996 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) id IAA15129 for isp-outgoing; Mon, 9 Dec 1996 08:54:08 -0800 (PST) Received: from wave.cyberbeach.net (wave.cyberbeach.net [205.150.79.11]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id IAA15112 for ; Mon, 9 Dec 1996 08:54:02 -0800 (PST) Received: from home.cyberbeach.net (home.cyberbeach.net [205.150.79.15]) by wave.cyberbeach.net (8.8.3/8.8.3) with SMTP id LAA03157; Mon, 9 Dec 1996 11:54:59 -0500 (EST) Received: by home.cyberbeach.net with Microsoft Mail id <01BBE5C7.87140770@home.cyberbeach.net>; Mon, 9 Dec 1996 11:53:01 -0500 Message-ID: <01BBE5C7.87140770@home.cyberbeach.net> From: Kurt Schafer To: "'Willem Jan Withagen'" Cc: "'freebsd-isp@freebsd.org'" Subject: RE: 10Mb/100Mb switches Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 11:52:59 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by freefall.freebsd.org id IAA15117 Sender: owner-isp@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk We've got a 3Com Superstack II switch going right now with no problems. 24 switched 10mbit ports and one 100mbit port, with optional downlink modules for stacking more superstack components. Check out the specs on 3com's Superstack system at www.3com.com ---------- From: Willem Jan Withagen Sent: Monday, December 09, 1996 9:14 AM To: isp@freebsd.org Subject: 10Mb/100Mb switches Hi, Sofar we've been able to mange everything on Thinnet and simple UTP/10Mb. BUT the days have come that certain parts of the network could do with either 10Mb or 100Mb switched. Now one more problem is that we're a FreeBSD (and Win'95 for personal use) only shop. So I have two decissions to make: (or are there more open ends?) 1) What brand of switches should I use? 1a) Which switches should I avoid? 2) Do I need a SNMP managment system (other than the FreeBSD-CMU stuff) 2a) What packages would you advice? Thanx, Willem Jan Withagen -- Internet Access Eindhoven BV., voice: +31-40-2438330, data: +31-40-2439436 P.O. 928, 5600 AX Eindhoven, The Netherlands Full Internet connectivity for only fl 12.95 a month. Call now, and login as 'new'.