[rescue] Network switch reco?

[Lionel Peterson]

Agree 100%, personal opinion.

I avoid them (by personal choice) because I find myself struggling to find a
place for the power adapter module to go without getting in the way.

That said, guarantees are 'interesting' - I present a favorite seen from the
movie Tommyboy regarding guarantees:

https://youtu.be/mEB7WbTTlu4

Ken (Lionel)

> On Sep 24, 2019, at 12:51, JP Hindin <jplist2008 at kiwigeek.com> wrote:
>
> o;?On Tue, 24 Sep 2019, Lionel Peterson wrote:
>
>> Yikes! I assiduously avoid switches with wall wart/in-line power adapters
if
>> at all possible.
>
> I am on the fence here - I understand the logic, but when the power supply
fails on this sort of switch... you buy another power supply. Or, if you like,
you can make your own more industrial power supply with appropriate cable
ends.
>
> The same cannot be said for units where the supply is internal.
>
> I will raise my hand, however, and say that this is a point of view and is
purely my own anecdotal evidence to support. As you can imagine, we do not use
such a theory with the equipment we use for production gear :)
>
> As for the LIFETIME WARRANTY on the ProCurves, and again with the admission
that this is only my experience... Sure, it's a lifetime warranty. But if you
have to replace it every 2-3 years, it's just not worth the hassle. But thats
me.
>
> - JP
>
>>>> On Sep 24, 2019, at 11:50, JP Hindin <jplist2008 at kiwigeek.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> 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.
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