Ask him about EULAs... On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 8:47 AM, Ray <[email protected]> wrote:
> So because someone made a mistake you're condemning using them? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 1:45 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: OT: desktop network switches > > Don't. Just don't. > > Pull another run of cable if you have to. > > Desktop switches are just wrong. > > I speak from much experience here. > > > Just last month, we shuffled a bunch of folks around, and the facilities > guy was moving PCs and printers, and noticed that there was a loose cable > attached to a 5-port switch. So, not knowing what else to do with it, he > plugged it into the 5 port switch. Which meant that both ends of the cable > were in the same dumb, unmanaged, switch. > That's your basic layer2 loop, right there. > > It killed performance for lots of people, until I tracked it down. > > I've had this happen so many times with stupid 5 and 8 port switches that > if I could rip them all out I would do so in less time than it takes to > write about it. > > But, we now have so many of them, because our wiring is so sparse, that I > can't. Yet. It's a major line item in the IT CAPEX budget for next year. > > Kurt > > On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 11:00, John Aldrich <[email protected]> > wrote: > > One of my users just claimed an unused laser printer for his office > (Acct. > > Manager) that has a network port on it as well as the usual USB. He'd > > like to be able to network it so he can print to it from the AS/400. > > What do you guys recommend for a small (4-5 port) network switch? > > To anyone who wants to know, this is for real, looking for > > recommendations for a RIGHT NOW purchase, not "next time." :-) > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ 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 > > > > ~ 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
