[TriLUG] OT Switch Selection

[Warren Myers]

I've been using a 16-port Netgear switch for several months, and never
have any troubles with it.

WMM


On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 15:31:47 -0500, Greg Brown <greg at airlannetworks.com> wrote:
> I have had problems with my past 5 port ethernet switch.  Every
> once-in-a-while my switch would lock up and refuse to push any more
> packets.  It got annoying because it always seemed to fail when I was
> traveling somewhere and needed to access home files.
> 
> My 16 port linksys has never had a problem, for whatever that is worth.
>   The good thing about linksys switches are they use low power, do not
> have noisy fans, and offer fairly decent throughput though you are
> never going to mistake the packet pushing abilities of a SOHO linksys
> verses, say, a Cisco 3750.  But at a couple thousand dollars less
> expensive they are a bit easier on the wallet.
> 
> Greg
> 
> On Mar 9, 2005, at 8:13 AM, Hugh Crissman wrote:
> 
> > I have seen some great threads about networking equipment here so I
> > thought I
> > would pose this question. Does anyone have any suggestions for a
> > switch for a
> > home network. I am looking for reliable, fast, and wallet friendly. I
> > was
> > looking at the linksys sd205
> > (http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?
> > grid=34&scid=31&prid=546), any
> > opinions? I have heard others mention QOS, but what advantage would
> > that give
> > me on a small home network?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > H. Crissman
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