[geeks] Ethernet Switches

[Lionel Peterson]

>From: Phil Brutsche <phil at tux.obix.com>
>Date: 2006/10/17 Tue PM 01:21:49 CDT
>To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
>Subject: Re: [geeks] Ethernet Switches

>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.

Correct, the PCMALL.COM ad (in print cailing) was incorrect... Based on prior response, I checked HP web site for actuals, and I was wrong.

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

My enthusiasim was based on 24 gigabit ports @ $300, not 24 10/100 ports for same.

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

Yep.

>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.

I've got 2 Netgear 24 port switches (2 dead ports each, fargin' lighting strike!), well under $100 each (as Mfg. refurbs) - so far, I'm happy...

>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 ;)

Must be nice. ;^)

Lionel