[K12OSN] New Network - Fiber planned - Need advice

[Jim Kronebusch]

We are also running a WS3508 with some short haul and some long haul
GBIC's.  Definitely higher priced but worth it.  We haven't touched ours
since it was installed.  I would search Ebay for some of this equipment,
we just sold a bunch of GBIC's and 3548's on there for much less than
what you would pay new or even at a used store.  It is very common to
see good deals on this stuff out there.

-----Original Message-----
From: k12osn-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:k12osn-bounces at redhat.com] On
Behalf Of Richard Curley
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 8:54 AM
To: jim at linux.ca; 'Support list for opensource software in schools.'
Subject: RE: [K12OSN] New Network - Fiber planned - Need advice 


While not the cheapest solution out there, Cisco's WS3508G-XL is a great
unit.  It provides 8 Gb fiber ports.  And then don't forget the GBIC
modules, if you're running SC connectors on multimode fiber, you will
need Cisco "1000BaseSX Short WaveLength GBIC Multimode only" part #
WS-G5484= . Pricing on the Switch is about $3,600 and on the GBIC's $360
each.

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Richard Curley
(386) 323-2570
MIS Administrator
Stewart Marchman
www.stewartmarchman.org


-----Original Message-----
From: k12osn-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:k12osn-bounces at redhat.com]On
Behalf Of Jim Christiansen
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 11:10 AM
To: k12osn at redhat.com
Subject: [K12OSN] New Network - Fiber planned - Need advice


Our school looks as if it is going to be rewired and soon.  I took a
couple of the replies I got from this list to school (Thank you everyone
who answered with ideas) and explained them to my technician.  He was
happy to see that fibre was mentioned to help out in our long-long cat 5
runs past ballasts and chillers/air handlers all along inside the
ceilings.

Now, what equipment would you recommend or are using in your schools?
My room wil be the center of the new network.  It is away from the big
electrical equipment.  We have a need for one 8 port fibre switch that
will feed 7 other fiber media adapters so that we can use our existing
newer switches at the ends of the long runs.

We are looking for equipment brand names, model numbers, and of course
the cheapest workable solution.  None of us here have even seen a fiber
setup.

Thanks,

Jim

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