[geeks] Recommendations on an Ethernet Switch?

Ido Dubrawsky idubraws at dubrawsky.org
Wed Jan 5 05:00:51 CST 2005


On Tue, Jan 04, 2005 at 11:19:55PM -0600, geeks-request at sunhelp.org wrote:
> Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2005 18:27:13 -0500
> From: Dan Sikorski <me at dansikorski.com>
> Subject: Re: [geeks] Recommendations on an Ethernet Switch?
> To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
> Message-ID: <41DB2651.1030803 at dansikorski.com>
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> Jonathan Sadler wrote:
> 
> >I'm starting a new project[1] for my house net, and find I need to "grow up"
> >and get a real Ethernet switch to replace the 6 or so cascaded $20 10/100
> >switches I have.  However, since cash at this time of the year is always
> >stretched <g>, I'm looking to get it as cheap as possible...
> >  
> >
> FWIW, i got a Cisco Catalyst 5000 on ebay over a year ago for about $200 
> with redundant power supplies and a 24 port 10/100 card.  It's 
> everything you could ever want from a 10/100 switch, and a whole lot more.
> 
>     -Dan Sikorski
> 
Including the noise? :-) 

Ido
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