Someone else is telling me that I should get a switch and cards that support Jumbo frames. In reading a review about the Dell (which looks great in every other regard) it does not support Jumbo Frames. I will moving alot of image and video files across this network to and from my two NAS boxes and 4-5 PC's.
In looking at switches none have mentioned anything about Jumbo frames, is this a feature that you only find on more expensive switches? Or do most Gigabit switches support this? Do I have to have the correct Gigabit ethernet adapters to support Jumbo as well? One of my NAS's is a Buffalo Terastation Pro which already has Gigabit ethernet and supports Jumbo Frames. I would need adapters for the other NAS (currently has 10/100) and the PC's. I had decided on the Intel nic's and this one in particular < http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833106123>. How can I tell if it supports Jumbo frames or is this a matter of concern only with the switch? Thanks! g On 6/7/07, Bryan Seitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Thu, Jun 07, 2007 at 12:19:17PM -0500, Gary Udstrand wrote: > This is for home use so I am looking at the 100-200 dollar range. I am not > familiar with the difference between an unmanaged and a managed switch. Do I > want/need a managed switch in a home environment? Nope. The only place it CAN come in useful is if you have to set the speed/duplex on a specific port due to a device that won't autoneg properly. For your price range, this is not a bad option: http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=04&kc=6W300&l=en&oc=bccwgk1&s=bsd If you would like to go cheaper: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833122141 If you want managed for a decent price, this seems half decent but has some complaints: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833124046 -- Bryan G. Seitz
-- -Gary
