We have several that do 100fx on one side and 10/100/1000 on the other. They also have dip switches so that you can use them to tell when the fiber link is down because they will also take down the ethernet. They also use some other mgmt protocol that I haven't looked at in much detail. I think it will dhcp for an address, but Ill have to check tomorrow. There are a bunch of vendors and they run around 250 which is about 1/10 of a good managed switch. You can buy several to hedge against failure, but it probably won't die. On Jan 17, 2012 2:22 PM, "Will Dennis" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Yes, I thought of that, but a good managed switch would most probably > cost more than a good media converter... And since it's inline to our > main Internet connection, I don't want to use a cheap-o switch ;) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Frank Bulk [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 10:05 PM > To: Will Dennis; [email protected] > Subject: RE: [lopsa-tech] Recommendation on managed fiber-to-copper meda > converter? > > Can you use a managed switch and use its interfaces or SFP slot? > > Frank > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Will Dennis > Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 1:04 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [lopsa-tech] Recommendation on managed fiber-to-copper meda > converter? > > Hi all, > > I'm looking for a good managed (i.e. a unit with stats and > troubleshooting capabilities) fiber-to-copper meda converter. I know > there's plenty of "dumb" media converter choices out there, but was > hoping to get one that has a console conn or the like to help me > troubleshoot any possible issues. I'm converting between 50nm multi-mode > fiber with an SC connector to 1000-bT copper. Anyone have any > suggestions for a good one? > > Thanks, > Will > > _______________________________________________ > Tech mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Tech mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/ >
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