Heck yeah. We have those all the time.
From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 1:57 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT: desktop network switches 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 ~ 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
