[rescue] Switch Recommendations

[Thomas Gallaway]

Zach Lowry wrote:

> Hey everyone!
>
> This isn't necessarially rescue-related, but it might be. This is the 
> best place I know of to ask knowledgeable folks about IT things. 
> What's a good 24-port 1U Rack-mount Gigabit switch? Cisco 2950s go for 
> about $500 on eBay, and that's a little pricey for me. Anything else 
> that'd be cheaper? Or, anyone have something they'd like to sell? I 
> plan to get a 5505 to manage my other machines, fiber, 100BT, etc, so 
> that's why I looked at Cisco stuff first.
>
> Thanks!
>
You probably can get a 24port d-link/us robotics/netgear 10/100/1000 
switch. But managed cisco at that price I don't know. Might be tough.