Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 23:59:38 -0700 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: Kris Kirby <kris@catonic.net>, Arcady Genkin <antipode@thpoon.com> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Choosing a 5-port switch Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20001210234707.04815290@localhost> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0012110317020.32490-100000@spaz.huntsvilleal .com> References: <87vgsrmzlu.fsf@tea.thpoon.com>
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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
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