I'd say go for the gigabit ports. You'll still have room for 4 or 5 more clients and if you need more, you can add another switch.
On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 6:39 AM, Leonardo Canducci <[email protected]> wrote: > 2009/12/20 Leonardo Canducci <[email protected]>: >> I found a couple of interesting products: >> 3com Baseline Switch 2026 (24 10/100 ports + 2 gigabit 150€) >> dlink des 1026g (same as above, 126€) >> netgear gs116 (16 gigabit ports, 138€) >> dlink dgs1016g (same as above, 135€) >> >> So switches with 24 10/100 +2gigabit ports or 16 gigabit ports cost >> about the same. Considering that I need 12 ports, what's best for me? >> Oh... and I've got a new question: I can't check until tomorrow, but >> what if all cables are CAT5 only? Should I discard any gigabit option? >> > I realized my deadline is tomorrow morning so I really need to come up > with a decision today. > > I need a switch to connect a ltsp server, 10 clients and a gateway. I > have CAT5E and CAT6 cabling and realtek gigabit integrated NICs. > > Considering that price is the same and that right now I only need 12 > ports, should I buy a 16 gigabit ports switch or a 26ports (24x100Mbit > + 2xgigabit) switch? > The first choice is the obvious one, the second should prevent > bottlenecks on the ltsp server (on a gigabit port) and allow switch > future reuse in bigger classrooms. > > Thanks! > -- > Leonardo Canducci > > -- > edubuntu-users mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users > -- edubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users
