[rescue] WTB: Cisco C3524 and C3512

[Phil Brutsche]

Ethan O'Toole wrote:
> Looking for two low cost switches as I work on getting rid of my 
> office. Currently using a 5513...as you can imagine, nasty power 
> bill.
> 
> So looking for a Cisco 3512 switch with the gbic slots (12 port 
> 100megabit w/ management so I can do vlans via IOS) and a 3524 which 
> should be similiar with 24 ports (or the 48 port version I guess if 
> price is right, but apartment would burn before I got 40 machines up 
> and running).
> 
> I am watching and bidding on ebay, but figured I'd post on here too.

Do you *have* to have the gigabit slots?  The previous generation (C2912
and C2924) are dirt cheap.  Just make sure you get a 29xx-XL-A or
29xx-XL-EN and not a 29xx-XL ;)

(the non-A/non-EN - the difference is the software load, they both have
the same amount of flash & dram - can't take the "Enterprise" firmware
which provides the VLAN functions)

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Phil Brutsche
phil at tux.obix.com