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please recommend a good switch?
Name: vien Date: July 23, 2007 at 13:42:36 Pacific OS: Windows XP Professional CPU/Ram: Pentium 4 2.4GHz, 256MB R Product: Custom build computer sys
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Hi everyone,
I want to buy a 16-port 10/100 switch, but I am not sure which model and brand name between Linksys or D-Link are good to buy? Any suggestion? what about these two models: Linksys SD216 and D-Link DSS-16+ Which one is better? Thank you for any suggestion
Name: Curt R Date: July 23, 2007 at 14:58:25 Pacific
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I haven't looked at the info on those switches and am not familiar with them but I would wager they're a low-end switch (which is to say, not an enterprise level managed switch). If this is correct, then the simple truth is, they're basically the same thing.
In a case like that, I would probably base my choice on price and get the cheaper of the two.
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Name: vien Date: July 23, 2007 at 15:44:18 Pacific
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Thank you for your reply Curt R. They are low-end switch. By the way, what is the difference between a "managed switch" and "unmanaged switch"?
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Response Number 3
Name: wanderer Date: July 23, 2007 at 15:47:00 Pacific
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managed gives you features like protocol control, vlans, spanning tree, etc all of which a unmanaged switch doesn't give you. You can look at individual ports to see if there are errors, great for troubleshooting network problems.
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