I wouldn't dare try to do what you are with a netgear. At a place I worked for a couple years ago I recommended a procurve for our 1Gbps network. They opted for the relatively low cost netgear. Now the thing is under performinging. It can't handle transferring from one port to the other anywhere near 95% without slowing down the rest of the switch ports. The tagging in it has some serious bugs.
I would avoid netgear managed switches like the plague. Dell makes some good cheaper managed switches. I'll personally buy used procurve stuff from eBay for my home networks. More reliable, free support and it's just darn easy to use. Oh, and you get console access instead of web based only like netgear (yuck). On Feb 16, 2009, at 1:02 AM, Chad Austin <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, I still avoid ANYTHING with the netgear logo on it. > > Ook wrote: >> What model of a Netgear? Historically, Netgear routers have been >> for low >> volume browse-the-web home users because of the limited size of their >> routing table, and not really very usefull for anything that >> requires a lot >> of connections. I once tried to run an open-nap server through one, >> and my >> user count would ramp up to about 1000 or so, and then everything >> started >> timing out. Connections all over my network would fail, and I finally >> realized it was the router. After going back and forth with Netgear's >> braindead support reps, I finally found someone at Netgear that >> admitted >> that the routing table in the router was like 1024 in size, and >> they really >> intended them to be used for AOL level users that just wanted to >> browse and >> IM. That was a few years ago...maybe they finally got the idea and >> increased >> it? >> >> Anyone been here long enough to remember my adventures in crap low >> end >> routers several years ago? Netgear was towards the top of the list of >> routers (and hardware in general) to avoid. >> >> Oh, and my butt itches... >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Karl Weckstrom" <[email protected]> >> To: "Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list" >> <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 4:06 PM >> Subject: Re: [hlds] [SPAM] RE: [SPAM] Re: [SPAM] RE: VMware Advise >> >> >> >>> Yeah, I ordered a Netgear that does 1Q tagging and 10k jumbo >>> frames (24 >>> ports total). I figure I can do 2 vlan's for VM's (one for >>> gameserver >>> traffic, the other for web), 1 for vmotion, 1 for iSCSI. Should >>> work >>> nicely. >>> $235 at newegg. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] >>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chad >>> Austin >>> Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 1:57 PM >>> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list >>> Subject: Re: [hlds] [SPAM] RE: [SPAM] Re: [SPAM] RE: VMware Advise >>> >>> Wow. >>> >>> Personally I use a Cisco 6500 switch at home. It can handle a ton of >>> traffic. >>> >>> Rick Payton wrote: >>> >>>> The [SPAM] thing was my fault actually - I rearranged the ESXi >>>> letters >>>> to to say "secksi" only spelled with the 4 letters - and my company >>>> firewall picked it up and labeled it spam. >>>> >>>> --mauirixxx >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [email protected] >>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chad >>>> Austin >>>> Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 11:03 AM >>>> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list >>>> Subject: [SPAM] Re: [hlds] [SPAM] RE: VMware Advise >>>> >>>> I like this [SPAM] tag, but I don't think people will tag their >>>> 'OMG >>>> VALVE IS EVILL!!!!!!11!!1!1' threads with it, maybe a [CHAT] tag or >>>> something else would be better for things not directly related to >>>> running dedicated servers. >>>> >>>> J T wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> 1Q is awesome. >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 5:36 AM, Karl Weckstrom <[email protected] >>>>> > >>>>> >>>>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Yeah, I may actually replace all my little home-based switches >>>>>> and >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> get one >>>> >>>> >>>>>> decent managed switch and just do 1Q myself. >>>>>> ________________________________________ >>>>>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >> archives, please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
