[TriLUG] Network switches

[Scott Lambdin via TriLUG]

Sanity Check:  When Mauricio asked "QoS?" that would refer to the ability
of the switch to guarantee throughput for traffic on certain ports and if
necessary throttle less critical traffic?

On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 2:53 PM, Grawburg via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
wrote:

> We have Greenlight fiber and are only a few blocks from their facility.  I
> ran a test and my average download speed was 26.8 Mbps and upload was 22.7.
> QoS is fine.
>
> Since I use a Linux PC and need Web-based interface with the switch.
>
> I'm trying to get a sense of what I might expect -- if anything -- by
> upgrading the 24 port 3Com 3300.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >
> >
> > > 2. I'm trying to look ahead to when we may have some streaming video
> in and out of the museum (Imagination Station Science Museum, Wilson) and
> > > hoping to anticipate potential bottlenecks.
> >
> >       Bandwith? QoS?
> >
> > > 3. One concern I have is the age of the 3Com 3300 and whether or not
> that is something I should upgrade sooner than later.
> > > 4. We have no plans to use Gigabyte ethernet since no PC has a
> suitable NIC and we use only Cat5e.
> > >
> >       IMHO, price diff between gigabit and a 100TX switch is not that
> horrible.
>
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