[K12OSN] switch advice: Netgear or 3com
Robert Arkiletian
robark at telus.net
Mon Sep 27 06:05:35 UTC 2004
dahopkins at comcast.net wrote:
> I have the prior version of the Netgear 48 port switch (3 in fact),
> the one without the browser-based management and have not had any
> issues. (In fact, we have almost identical server hardware, dual Gig
> E, etc.) Performance is very acceptable. The only caveat is that I
> can't get sound working consistently, but that is probably just me
> (using LTSP 3, not 4, K12ltsp 3.1.2, not 4.x) and when it works, it
> lags the video. With the QOS options on the new switch, plus vlan, I
> wish I had the new netgear. In over a year's use, we haven't had to
> deliberately reset the switches ever. For what it is worth, there are
> some netgear switches on ebay as well. (24 port and 48 port).
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Dave Hopkins
>
Thanks for the info. I'll take that as a plus for the netgear. One
concern I have is the warranty on the Netgear. The switch itself is 5
years but the power supply is only 2 years. The 3com is 3 years for the
unit.
One other option I'm considering is the 3com 2250 unmanaged 48 + 2 gig e
port switch. It is a about $70 more than the netgear but no management
at all. At least the fs750t netgear has browser based management.
Robert Arkiletian
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