[rescue] Network switch reco?

[JP Hindin]

On Tue, 24 Sep 2019, Tim Nelson wrote:
> I've had way too many failures with consumer grade stuff like
> Netgear/TPlink and friends. Buy something that is enterprise targeted. From
> your requirements, sounds like an older HP ProCurve would fit the bill
> perfectly, plus many still carry lifetime warranties. Pricing on eBay
> depends on what model and port density/connectivity you want. A fine
> example though of what I'd recommend:
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-Procurve-J9021A-24-Port-Gigabit-Ethernet-Switch-2810-24G-10-100-1000-GE/362672150019?epid=1600258132&hash=item5470f1d603:g:0yIAAOSwZylde-F9
>
> A solid switch, 24 ports GigE + 4xSFPs, fully managed (CLI/GUI), all for
> $35.

As Ken said, not the plastic Netgear stuff, but the metal case stuff - 
which seems to be completely different somehow.

That being said - I actually have HP ProCurve gear that was bought at 
exactly the same time as my GS116s - an 1800-SG. This one is a really nice 
switch... but two ports have died in the 14 years I've had it, so I still 
use it as the "core" of my office network... but six ports suffice.

At roughly the same time we purchased a ProCurve 24 port switch for our 
datacentre needs and it only survived 3-4 years before it began to fail, 
losing ports before eventually the controller finally gave up. We had the 
unit replaced under warranty (refurb), and in a short period of time the 
replacement unit started losing ports. We ended up dumping the switch. It 
might be we had a pair of bad units, but combined this has always left me 
a little suspicious of the ProCurve gear.

That's 100% of my ProCurve experience summed up right here - 100% of them 
have been problematic. But that's still only three switches, of course, so 
take it for what it is.

  - JP

> On Tue, Sep 24, 2019 at 11:50 AM JP Hindin <jplist2008 at kiwigeek.com> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 24 Sep 2019, Lionel Peterson wrote:
>>> I've had good luck at home, in a non-production environment, with
>> TP-Link and
>>> Netgear metal box switches, not the cheap consumer plastic case switches.
>> <snip>
>>>
>>> Ken (Lionel)
>>
>> I second this - I have two Netgear GS116s Gig switches both of which are
>> still in active service after 14 years of service. The power packs on both
>> have died _repeatedly_ - I just keep a supply of 12v DC supplies on hand
>> from Amazon - but the units themselves have been bombproof.
>>
>> They are, however, completely unmanaged and may be lacking in features
>> you need - but I can attest to their longevity.
>>
>>   - JP
>>
>>>> On Sep 24, 2019, at 11:37, Scott Newell <newell+rescue at n5tnl.com>
>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> o;?What do y'all like for a network switch these days? We lost a 16
>> port 100
>>> Mb SMC at work, and I'm thinking gigE, 16 or 24 ports, possibly managed.
>>>>
>>>> Don't know why managed, other than I've never really had one. (Some of
>> our
>>> cat5 runs are old, so it might be handy to be able to lock some ports to
>>> 100?)
>>>>
>>>> thanks!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> newell  N5TNL
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