Not to kill the conversation but the decision was made to go with some Cisco gear in a quality outdoor enclosure. Specifically these http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833124154 The thinking is that if one goes out, it's easy & cheap enough to get spares (technically these are high end Linksys I think, but they carry the Cisco logo and that made the investors happy). It also gives them some features they didn't know they wanted :)
On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 4:59 PM, Troy Bowman <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > */ /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
