[olug] http://www.optimumdata.com/Cisco-WS-C2948G-L3.html

[Will Langford]

We've been using some cheap hubs (cheapest off the shelf retail stuff)
in 8 to 24 port capacity, all 100mbit...

And ya know what ? We've already had two problems related to using
them. The place they're deployed is in a rural Oklahoma area that has
some power issues.... brown outs (or just bad hardware) have caused
one or more hubs to die out there.

Were the hubs on a surge protector ? Not the first time.  This second
time they were supposed to be... dunno if they indeed were or not.

So - lesson - if you're serious, buy something with an acredited name on it :)

-Will

On 4/14/05, Phil Brutsche <phil at brutsche.us> wrote:
> Rod Hurley wrote:
> > http://www.optimumdata.com/Cisco-WS-C2948G-L3.html
> >
> > These guys sell refurbs and used layer 3 technology as well.
> 
> And by buying from Optimum Data you'll be indirectly supporting the
> Linux community!
> 
> Personally I would take a used Cisco managed switch over a new Belkin,
> Linksys, Netgear, and whoever else occupys the low-end of the spectrum -
> even if it's just for 24 10/100 ports in a 1U rackmount.
> 
> (guess who works there, is a heavy user of Linux servers there, has
> no qualms about buying RHEL support entitlements, etc)
> 
> --
> 
> Phil Brutsche
> phil at brutsche.us
> 
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