please recommend a good switch?
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Name: vien
Date: July 23, 2007 at 13:42:36 Pacific
Subject: please recommend a good switch?OS: Windows XP ProfessionalCPU/Ram: Pentium 4 2.4GHz, 256MB RModel/Manufacturer: Custom build computer sys |
Comment: 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 Andrew
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Name: Curt R
Date: July 23, 2007 at 14:58:25 Pacific
Subject: please recommend a good switch? |
Reply: (edit)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
Subject: please recommend a good switch? |
Reply: (edit)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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Name: wanderer
Date: July 23, 2007 at 15:47:00 Pacific
Subject: please recommend a good switch? |
Reply: (edit)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. Imagine the power if you knew how to internet search
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