[geeks] router[s] sought

[Sandwich Maker]

" From: Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at gmail.com>
" 
" Router or switch? Your description leaves me thinking you are using a router
" as a switch (and I know that's not what you want/asking for, so I'm
" confused.)...

my bad, i'm still learning network engineering.  switch indeed is what
i'm after, preferably unmanaged.

" On Nov 30, 2012, at 11:43 AM, adh at an.bradford.ma.us (Sandwich Maker) wrote:
" 
" > the population on my little house network is about to increase and i'm
" > facing an imminent shortage of ports.  i don't really need mgmt
" > features etc, and i definitely don't need dhcp, nat, or dns, which all
" > 'routers' seem to include these days - i just need a -router-.  an
" > 8-port at my panel and/or a 4-port or 3 in various rooms would meet my
" > needs very well.  100bt matches my gear but traffic is light enough
" > that i'd consider 10bt.  anyone have suggestions, or gear going
" > begging?  i'm in 01835.
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