Would just use a 2011 ☺ cheap, simple, and lots of options ☺ Dennis Burgess, CTO, Link Technologies, Inc. den...@linktechs.net<mailto:den...@linktechs.net> – 314-735-0270 – www.linktechs.net<http://www.linktechs.net>
From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Jason McKemie Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 9:37 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Sfp to copper gigabit media converter experiences. I personally like something with an interface so that I can troubleshoot. With most media converters you're just going at it blind. On Tuesday, March 10, 2015, Forrest Christian (List Account) <li...@packetflux.com<mailto:li...@packetflux.com>> wrote: I seem to have exactly the same problem with switches, especially the smaller ones. I'd really like something frame transparent, and most switches seem to be anything but. That said if there's a really good small switch which seems more reliable than a media converter, I'm all ears. On Mar 10, 2015 4:09 AM, "Daniel White" <afmu...@gmail.com<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','afmu...@gmail.com');>> wrote: Not that this helps… but my overall experience with media converters has been poor (high failure rates, data errors, odd negotiation, etc.). Might be worth taking apart a few switches to see how they do it. Have had much better luck overall with switches. Of course I can’t give any specifics, been a very long time since I have used a media convertor so maybe they have gotten better over the last few years. *************************************************************************** Daniel White - Managing Director SAF North America LLC Cell: +1 (303) 746-3590<tel:%2B1%20%28303%29%20746-3590> daniel.wh...@saftehnika.com<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','daniel.wh...@saftehnika.com');> Skype: danieldwhite Social: LinkedIn<http://www.linkedin.com/in/danielwhite84> *************************************************************************** From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','af-boun...@afmug.com');>] On Behalf Of Forrest Christian (List Account) Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 12:01 PM To: af Subject: [AFMUG] Sfp to copper gigabit media converter experiences. I'm in the process of sourcing components for a new product which will integrate a media converter with a poe injector for tower top applications. I've been taking apart sfp to copper media converters over the past few days, and so far they all seem to use the same chipset with slightly different implementation choices (more/fewer leds, various configuration options, etc) Before I just go ahead and commit myself to a design path, I'd like to get some feedback on which media converters people use and if there are any which seem to work better or worse than others. So, I'd appreciate it if those if you which use sfp media converters could help me out with a few mini reviews of which specific models work and which don't. Thanks.
