[muglo] Re: Networking switch for a wired house (CAT5e cable)

Thanks for the response. Just noticed that LinkSys is now part of
Cisco systems :-).

Eric.

On 12/12/05, Rob VanHooren <rob_vanhooren@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Linksys makes very inexpensive reliable gigabit copper switch.  I have th=
e $120 (street) SD2008, an 8-port model I use for basic connectivity; they =
also make a 16-port.
>
> Here is a link to their product line, which includes some models with mor=
e "brains/features":
>
> http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?childpagename=3DUS%2FLayout&pack=
edargs=3Dc%3DL_Product_C1%26cid%3D1118334622279&pagename=3DLinksys%2FCommon=
%2FVisitorWrapper
>
> you could haunt ebay for some cisco gear (catalyst 2924XL, 3548, or 3550'=
s are all nice) but they're 100meg only; you won't get cisco GigE at the li=
nksys (new) price point.  depends what features you're after: simple connec=
tivity? VLANs? L2 vs. L3 (L2 fine if you do routing only at your cablemodem=
's edge, or split any wireless off separately using something like a WRT54G=
S.)
>
> good luck,
>
> R.
>
> On Sunday, December 11, 2005, at 11:40PM, Eric Dunbar <eric.dunbar@gmail.=
com> wrote:
>
> >Hello all, a friend of mine has just wired up their house with CAT 5e ca=
bli=3D
> >ng.
> >
> >I'm trying to find out what is a good switch to handle 8 or 16 cables?
> >(I gave the electrician instructions to set up 8 lines in the house...
> >(one is unused at the moment) and I've left room for growth).
> >
> >Cisco? 3COM? DLINK? LINKSYS? NetGear?
> >
> >This is a house through which 5 megabit ADSL service is going to be
> >distributed between ~5-6 users. GigaBit ethernet future proofing would
> >be nice, but is certainly not necessary!!!
> >
> >Eric.
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