I'm pretty sure I'm not going to be able to agree with that. There are plenty of occasions or situations that simply call for a 5-port or 8-port switch.
*ASB *(Find me online via About.Me <http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker/bio>) *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage... * On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 3:48 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: > *ALL* switches should be managed, and include things like spanning > tree controls, ssh remote configuration, snmp. > > Death to dumb switches. > > On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 12:46, John Aldrich <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hmm...nifty. I'll keep that in mind, should the need arise for a managed > > switch like that. > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 3:42 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: OT: desktop network switches > > > > On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 2:39 PM, John Aldrich > > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Typically I've been very happy with Netgear switches, but the ones > >> I've been able to find are almost $50 for a 5-port switch. I'm seeing > >> some "no-name" brand ... about $35. > > > > You've spent more than $15 worth of time trying to save that $15, > > and for very dubious results. Buy the $50 known-good Netgear and move > > on to your next problem. > > > > For unmanaged switches, I, too, like the NetGear models with the > > all-metal housing. Compact, durable, robust. Keyhole notches for > > wall mounting. Aesthetics compatible with a business environment. > > You can put stuff on top of them and it won't roll off. > > > > For managed switches, in a small space, I use the HP (formerly 3Com) > > Intellijack. They mount in a wall box, replacing the passive > > wallplate, and can run off PoE. > > > > -- Ben > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
