I've had good luck, at work and home with SMC switches (I think they are now owned by LG-Ericsson)... they are reasonably affordable (for what you get... but are probably more expensive than D-Link/Linksys/Netgear/etc.), fairly sturdily built (if you buy the metal-cased ones), and have been reliable for me (many SMC's come with a lifetime warranty). They might be a little harder to find (especially locally), but are available online at many places (CDW, to name just one place - not necessarily the best).
>From the sounds of it, the SMCGS24 is the one you want:<http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?event=viewProduct&localeCode=EN_USA&cid=7&scid=39&pid=1414> goo.gl/mf0LA - Item on SMC's website goo.gl/EVntD - Item for sale at CDW's website ($220) They, of course, have higher-end models with more features (PoE, VLANs, QoS, etc.) - but those sound like they'd be overkill for you. I THINK this is one of the SMC switches that has a lifetime warranty (it does according to CDW's website). As a VERY rough indicator (regardless of brand), I usually look for a switch that has an internal power supply (no wall-wart/external power supply) - it just uses a standard computer power cable... this TENDS to imply a certain level of quality (again, YMMV). I would classify these devices as being near Aaron's "Enterprise" equipment - but maybe a little more accessible that most 3com/ProCurve type equipment that generally come with a lot more features (at a much higher cost). Anyhow... that's my $0.02... YMMV, FWIW, HTH, and all the other usual acronyms. -Rick On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 11:12 AM, Aaron Burt <aa...@bavariati.org> wrote: > On Wed, Sep 07, 2011 at 05:02:49PM -0700, John Jason Jordan wrote: > > I have a Netgear GS116 16-port gigabit switch, although I really always > > wanted a 24-port. <snip> > > *It is up for grabs if someone wants to spend the time to fix it. > > I'd be happy to. And then I'd give it back. I already have an 8-port GB > switch that I don't really use. > > > So what is a good brand for reliability? Any particular models that > > people like? > > Roughly, there's: > * Enterprise-grade kit (Cisco Catalyst series, HP Procurve series) that > gets used for billable services - runs for years at a time. > * Second tier stuff (Linksys, Netgear, D-Link) that might be rebadged > no-name gear - if downtime matters, buy a spare. > * No-name gear (Dynex, Lucky Double Pigeon Brand) - treat as a fire hazard. > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
