[K12OSN] hub vs. switch at eth0

["Terrell Prudé, Jr."]

I know what you mean.  We have lots of Cat 3500XL's still in use, and 
Cisco's using that same clause on us whenever one goes bad.  Yeesh...but 
it's a lesson to Read Thy Contracts!  That includes the warranty info, 
BTW.  :-)

--TP

rmcdaniel at indata.us wrote:

> As far as the lifetime warranty stuff is concerned.  There is a little 
> clause that states as long as the model is manufactured.  We have a 
> bunch of SMC's best switches installed and they too are supposed to 
> have a life time warranty, several have failed and SMC said that they 
> no longer make that model.  I have also had this experience with 
> Allied Telesyn who also state the same warranty on thier products.
>  
> Just my 1.5 cents:)
>
> Ronald R. McDaniel
> Conecuh County Schools
> (251) 578-7073 x26
> (251) 230-0658 cell
> rmcdaniel at indata.us <mailto:rmcdaniel at indata.us>
>
>
>
>
>     -------- Original Message --------
>     Subject: Re: [K12OSN] hub vs. switch at eth0
>     From: "David Trask" <dtrask at vcsvikings.org>
>     Date: Mon, August 29, 2005 7:23 pm
>     To: "Support list for opensource software in schools."
>     <k12osn at redhat.com>
>
>     "Support list for opensource software in schools."
>     <k12osn at redhat.com> on
>     Monday, August 29, 2005 at 4:47 PM +0000 wrote:
>     >Why don't you just pull out the Realtek card and that will force the
>     >server to use the onboard NIC as eth0?  Sounds like it is an old
>     NIC card
>     >that doesn't play well with the Amer switch.  I have seen before
>     where
>     >certain NIC's were not compatible with an Amer switch.  So much for
>     >standards.  The Amer stuff is pretty low end networking gear and
>     >sometimes doesn't work very well.  Is the RealTec NIC a 10/100 or
>     just a
>     >10 Mbs NIC?   Sounds like the Amer isn't doing a good job of
>     autosensing.
>
>     Don'ty blame the Amer Switch....I have a whole building full of
>     them 50+
>     ranging from little 5 ports to 24 port and gig switches....I also have
>     MANY C110W Amer NIC's.  I have a schoolwide LTSP network (600
>     users) and
>     not one issue.  Sounds like the network card may be partly to
>     blame.  Take
>     out the NIC and replace with another...try the switch again and then
>     see.....you can also try another Amer switch....it's possible you
>     have a
>     lemon, but not to worry as it has a lifetime warranty.
>
>     David N. Trask
>     Technology Teacher/Coordinator
>     Vassalboro Community School
>     dtrask at vcsvikings.org
>     (207)923-3100
>