I've been using (and still do) Allied Telsyn/sis for years and have found them to be rock solid. They have a nice multi-unit power only chassis for the unmanaged ones (the only ones I have used) and I believe also a managed version as well.
-rd From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sarah Kaye Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 12:55 PM To: Doug Hughes Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [lopsa-tech] Recommendation on managed fiber-to-copper meda converter? Coincidentally, I'm looking at a stack of dead Transition Networks fiber-to-copper converters, thinking about switching to a different brand. Do you like Aaxeon's "dumb" converters? Our use is mostly end user, so we don't need management features. Thanks, Sarah On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 1:58 AM, Doug Hughes <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: On 1/22/2012 2:52 PM, Jeremy L. Gaddis wrote: * Will Dennis <[email protected]><mailto:[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 ;) A switch will be more expensive, but you can also use it for more. I would avoid the use of a media converter if at all possible. I *might* use one on a non-critical link, but not inline w/ my primary Internet connection (especially if it was my *only* Internet connection) I found the ones we've been using in my past orders. Aaxeon. These numbers are from 2009: Item Serial/Lot Numbers Description Rate FCU-3002SC-S2 011908510003858 011909310001339 011909310001340 011909310001352 **1000TX To 1000LX Media Converter, Single-Mode 20km, SC Connector 239.00 FCU-100ST 001909910022293 001909910022301 001909910022302 001909910022307 001909910022312 10/100TX To 100FX Media Converter, Multi-Mode 2km, ST Connector 69.00 FCU-100ST-S3 001909A10023604 001909A10023605 10/100TX To 100FX Media Converter, Single-Mode 30km, ST Connector 105.00 FCU-100SC-S3 001909910022444 001909910022445 001909910022452 10/100TX To 100FX Media Converter, Single-Mode 30km, SC Connector 99.00 Looks like prices have come down since then from their website. http://aaxeon.com/downloads/products/fcu-100st-s3/qsg.pdf I found these managed ones, but haven't tried them so YMMV: http://www.fibrolan.com/FibroLAN/Templates/showpage.asp?DBID=1&LNGID=1&TMID=108&FID=959&PID=1889&IID=1053 I couldn't find pricing online. _______________________________________________ Tech mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/ This email and any attachments may contain confidential and proprietary information of Blackboard that is for the sole use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, disclosure, copying, re-distribution or other use of any of this information is strictly prohibited. Please immediately notify the sender and delete this transmission if you received this email in error.
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