From owner-freebsd-hardware Fri Jun 5 11:15:43 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id LAA12733 for freebsd-hardware-outgoing; Fri, 5 Jun 1998 11:15:43 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from pegasus.com (pegasus.com [206.127.225.31]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id LAA12432 for ; Fri, 5 Jun 1998 11:14:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from richard@pegasus.com) Received: by pegasus.com (8.6.8/PEGASUS-2.2) id IAA20445; Fri, 5 Jun 1998 08:13:06 -1000 Date: Fri, 5 Jun 1998 08:13:06 -1000 From: richard@pegasus.com (Richard Foulk) Message-Id: <199806051813.IAA20445@pegasus.com> In-Reply-To: Glenn Johnson "advice for fast ethernet hardware" (Jun 5, 11:25am) X-Mailer: Mail User's Shell (7.2.5 10/14/92) To: Glenn Johnson , hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: advice for fast ethernet hardware Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org } } My first question is, do the 3C509s work okay at 100Mbps? If so then, would it } be worth the extra money to get a 10/100Mbps Switch as opposed to a 10/100Mbps } hub? I have noticed a large difference in price for what seems to be similar } equipment, dependent on the manufacturer, so brand recommendations would be } extremely helpful. Performance and reliability are more important than price. } I thank you in advance for your help. } -- Here's a recent test report on a bunch of Ethernet switches: http://www.data.com/lab_tests/quantity.html Richard To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message