From owner-freebsd-chat Mon Dec 11 3:59:47 2000 From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 11 03:59:44 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C8BE737B75C for ; Mon, 11 Dec 2000 03:58:17 -0800 (PST) Received: from lariat.org (lariat.org [12.23.109.2]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E7AA06E2CE4 for ; Sun, 10 Dec 2000 23:05:01 -0800 (PST) Received: from mustang.lariat.org (IDENT:ppp0.lariat.org@lariat.org [12.23.109.2]) by lariat.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id XAA09493; Sun, 10 Dec 2000 23:59:43 -0700 (MST) Message-Id: <4.3.2.7.2.20001210234707.04815290@localhost> X-Sender: brett@localhost X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 4.3.2 Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 23:59:38 -0700 To: Kris Kirby , Arcady Genkin From: Brett Glass Subject: Re: Choosing a 5-port switch Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: References: <87vgsrmzlu.fsf@tea.thpoon.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org I'll second the recommendation of Netgear switches. I have an FS-105 (their little 5-port switch) and an FS-508 (their super-fast 8-port switch with adaptive cut-through) and both have worked famously. The FS-508's internal fan is a little noisy, and the unit is more expensive than most other 8-port unmanaged switches, but it switches like lightning; it may well be the fastest 10/100BaseT switch ever made. It's great at uncluttering congested LAN segments and at handling segments with big data sinks such as high-res color printers. Alas, Netgear has recently started to cater to cost- conscious buyers, so they're not designing any more high performance models. This is a shame -- I'd love a 16-port switch with the same algorithms as the FS-508. In any event, you'll probably find that the FS-105 works fine for you. --Brett At 08:23 PM 12/10/2000, Kris Kirby wrote: >The NetGear FS-105 (ask for it by name ;-) has been tested by someone on >the FreeBSD lists to be a Real Switch and is smaller than most other >five-port 10/100 switches. It doesn't have a fan and seems to run >warm/hot, but works. I've had mine running for several months and haven't >seen a single sign of failure. "You know what makes a good loser? Practice." -- Ernest Hemingway To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message