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From: bobneworleans on 22 Feb 2010 16:01
I need 6 ports of gigabit ethernet over copper. What's the cheapest
Cisco solution? (My boss doesn't like to buy used gear but I may be
able to persuade him to let me purchase this from eBay to save a lot
of money.)

I need a managed switch but can you suggest some other options if I
give up IOS and go with another vendor?
From: Mark Huizer on 22 Feb 2010 16:52
The wise bobneworleans(a)yahoo.com enlightened me with:
> I need 6 ports of gigabit ethernet over copper. What's the cheapest
> Cisco solution? (My boss doesn't like to buy used gear but I may be
> able to persuade him to let me purchase this from eBay to save a lot
> of money.)
>
> I need a managed switch but can you suggest some other options if I
> give up IOS and go with another vendor?

For simple layer2 work, I'd say: go with HP Procurve. Decent CLI, decent
prices. if you want it to do anything complex: stick to other stuff :-)
(just my 5 eurocent)

Mark
From: Doug McIntyre on 22 Feb 2010 17:03
"bobneworleans(a)yahoo.com" <bobneworleans(a)yahoo.com> writes:
>I need 6 ports of gigabit ethernet over copper. What's the cheapest
>Cisco solution? (My boss doesn't like to buy used gear but I may be
>able to persuade him to let me purchase this from eBay to save a lot
>of money.)

>I need a managed switch but can you suggest some other options if I
>give up IOS and go with another vendor?

Thats just about the perfect match to Cisco's cheapest catalyst
switch, the WS-C2960G-8TC-L $1395 list (which nobody pays, but its a
base start, looks like some really deap discounts for this one).
8-ports of copper GigE on a managed layer-2 switch. They also have a
24-port and 48-port in this series, a bit cheaper per-port cost, but
still up there ($137/$124).

If you need to go cheaper, Cisco Small-Business (ie. linksys moving up
into the Cisco name product line), has the SRW2008 for alot less.
This one is going to be "web managed", but I don't know what your
definition of managed is. In general, web managed doesn't have SNMP,
but I haven't used this one (but have other vendors "web managed" ones).

I like the Dell switches for cheap, managed gig switches. They OEM
them from somewhere, but they've been pretty solid for us overall.








From: alexd on 23 Feb 2010 16:33
On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:03:49 +0000, Doug McIntyre wrote:
> has the SRW2008 for alot less. This
> one is going to be "web managed", but I don't know what your definition
> of managed is. In general, web managed doesn't have SNMP, but I haven't
> used this one (but have other vendors "web managed" ones).

I've found the web interfaces on SRW2xxx to be seriously unimpressive:
ugly, clunky and IE-only. Not impressive for a switch made in 2010.

> I like the Dell switches for cheap, managed gig switches. They OEM them
> from somewhere, but they've been pretty solid for us overall.

Marvell I reckon, same place that the CSB SFE2xxx switches come from
[check the CLI, it's identical].

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