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Careful with that ASUS switch; one of the reviews says that you need a Windows application to configure the thing. ASUS's Web site appears to confirm this. Since I refuse to use Windows, that switch therefore wouldn't work in my case, if I ever needed to tweak it.<BR>
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That said, I've used several switches with success. Here they are.<BR>
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Bay/Nortel BayStack 450-24T (has one Gig-E fiber interface)<BR>
Amer.com's SR48G2i (newer version is now out)<BR>
Cisco Catalyst 3548 and 3550-48<BR>
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Only the BayStack 450-24T would be close in price to the ASUS offering, though; the Amer.com and (of course) Cisco offerings are considerably more expensive than $110. As long as you don't need to manage it, though, and you keep everything on autonegotiate, this ASUS offering probably would work fairly well.<BR>
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Good luck,<BR>
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--TP<BR>
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Windows-free since 2003<BR>
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On Fri, 2005-10-14 at 21:33 -0400, John Baillie wrote:
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">We have had very good luck with amer.com switches</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Wilson Chan wrote:</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> Looking at a upgrading our school's LTSP servers with Gigabit nics and switches. What are you guys using and recommend? </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> NewEgg has this Asus switch below for cheap. Anyone tried it? </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> # ASUS GigaX1024P 10/100/1000Mbps Rack Mountable Smart Switch - Retail ($110)</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> Dimensions: 1.7" x 17.5" x 7.9"</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> MAC Address Table: 8K</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> Ports: 24 RJ-45 for 10 /100Mbps BASE-TX ports 2 RJ-45 for 10/100/1000Mbps BASE-T ports</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> Power: Power supply AC, 100~240VAC, 50/60HZ Power consumption: < 15W</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> Security: UL1950 TUV</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> Standards: IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, 802.3ab, 802.1p</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> Switching Method: Store and Forward</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> VLAN Support: Yes</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> # Model #: GigaX1024P</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> # Item #: N82E16833320404</FONT>
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