According to David Lang:
>
>Ok, that makes sense, altough with some of the cheap switches that are out
>there now it's a lot less then it used to be.
>
Yes, the cost of an unmanaged switch is rapidly approaching the cost
of a dumb hub...if anyone makes such a beast these days.... I cannot
recall seeing ads for new hubs recently but I may just not be paying
attention...
>(looking at a datacom warehouse catalog with a $850 24 port 3com switch on
>the cover... although if you insist on useing 3com 3848 switches at $3500
>each...)
>
I recently bought a nortel 70-24t switch for US$250, 24 ports of
10/100 autosense half/full-duplex. Getting it to Aus was a real bitch
but worth it - the thing performed like a champ at our last LAN party,
one of the most demanding applications I can think of ;-)
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Brett Lymn, Computer Systems Administrator, BAE SYSTEMS
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