But, with a properly configured managed switch, spanning tree will limit the headache.
On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 11:22, Ray <[email protected]> wrote: > We've had problems too. Last time was an IT guy doing something similar with > his managed switch. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2011 12:19 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: OT: desktop network switches > > It's not just one mistake. > > I don't know what it is about my user population, but at least a couple of > times a year, and sometimes more often, I have to go chasing down some idiot > (usually a software developer or hardware engineer) who has connected a > little switch to itself, or to another little switch. > > I'm really tired of it. > > Kurt > > On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 05:47, 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 > > > > ~ 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
