[geeks] Ethernet Switches

[Phil Brutsche]

Lionel Peterson wrote:
> PCMALL.COM has model 2510-24 (w/ twenty two 10/10/1000 ports, two
> dual-personality 10/100/1000 or mini-GIBIC interfaces, RADIUS network
> login) for $300 (after $20 rebate pcmall.com SKU 7118519) and an 8
> port version w/o mini-GIBIC or Radius login for $150 (after $10
> mail-in rebate pcmall.com SKU 7115887)...

That's 24x 10/100 and 2x 10/100/1000 dual-personality ports.

$ 300 is actually par for the course for similar non-Cisco gear.

DLink, Netgear, Linksys, Dell, etc all offer identically-configured
switches for the about same price.

3 of those vendors (DLink, Netgear, Linksys) are steaming piles of crap;
a Dell is tolerable while the HP would be the best of the bunch.

Not that I would buy one, I get all the Cisco 2900XLs I want for free as
long as I don't mind a bad port or three ;)

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Phil Brutsche
phil at tux.obix.com