[TriLUG] Network switches

[Mauricio Tavares via TriLUG]

On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 1:00 PM, Grawburg via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
> Since 8-port switches range in price from $20 to $200 I wonder how you determine which to get?
> The network here is starts with a 3Com 3300 SuperStack II and branches over 4 floors to 2 small (8 port) Netgear switches.
> All ethernet cable is Cat 5e. Except for my computer and a single MAC the other 8 PCs are Windows XP or Win 7.
> What differences, if any, might I see by upgrading the small Netgear switches?
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      When I go switch shopping, I ask

- 100BaseTX, gigabit, or faster?
- Managed or unmanaged?
- Trunking/vlan/snmp/other features?

FYI, I have bought a TL-SG3216 for < $200

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