I second the RouterBoard suggestion. Mikrotik's RouterBoard<http://routerboard.com/>line has lots of economical and intelligent solutions, and their RouterOS is Linux at its core, so it has all of the networking features Linux has in an easy to configure, extremely economical package.
The suggested RB493 is 9-port, and costs $199, but if you're willing to lose 4 ports and you're going to use this for a redundant network with nodes outdoors every 1000 meters, then you might want to get the $40 RB260GS<http://routerboard.com/RB260GS>for a layer 2 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layer_2> spanning tree<http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:Interface/Bridge#.28Rapid.29_Spanning_Tree_Protocol>-provided redundant switching solution, or the $60 RB750GL<http://routerboard.com/RB750GL>for an OSPF <http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:Routing/OSPF>, VRRP<http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:Interface/VRRP>, or even BGP routing <http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:Routing/BGP>redundant layer 3 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layer_3> routing solution. It shouldn't be hard to find outdoor enclosures<http://www.data-alliance.net/servlet/-strse-161/Enclosure-wireless-USB-adapter/Detail>for these to fit in, either. On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 2:49 PM, Corey Edwards <[email protected]> wrote: > On 03/18/2013 01:14 PM, Lonnie Olson wrote: > > From what it sounds like, he just needs small switches. Managed > > switches w/ VLANs might be nice to segregate each house. Though the > > router boards Corey suggested sound really good. > > That's a good thought, too. You could pick up a solid IP67 switch like a > Sixnet, but you'll spend far more on it than you would a Routerboard. > The RB493s have an integrated switch chip that allows hardware switching > between ports, so you could set up VLANs and bypass the routing. Or go > with routing, or mix and match. I love them. > > Oh and just so we're clear, they're Linux based so I am still on topic. > We do have a topic for this list right? :) > > Corey > > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
