That is what we did Karl. We replaced all our networking with HP Procurve and they have mini-gbic converter that go right into the switch itself. No extra piece of equipment.
-----Original Message----- From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On Behalf Of Mason, Pat Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 3:38 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: RE: [info-tech] Easy question of the day. First thing you need to know is what the highest speed your switch can handle is, is it 10/100 or 10/100/1000? It doesn't do any good to put in a gigabit media converter if the highest speed your switch can do is 100Mbs. The best solution would be to replace your existing switch with a switch that not only has Ethernet ports but also has the capabilities to accept a gbic or mini-gbic that way you can connect your fiber directly to your switch without the need for the media converter. ________________________________ Pat Mason Senior Network Specialist R & D Industries, Inc. Watts Line: (800) 659-3529 x110 Phone: (712) 338-2999 Fax: (712) 338-2990 Email: pma...@rdi1.com Thinix - Thin Client Solutions Computer & Network Division AudioEngineering.com - Excellence By Design ________________________________ -----Original Message----- From: Karl Hehr [mailto:karl_h...@s-hamilton.k12.ia.us] Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 2:48 PM To: Info-Tech Subject: [info-tech] Easy question of the day. OK, I found out why one wing of my building had such terribly slow network speeds. There is a 10meg Media converter running to that end of the building. How do I know what to replace it with, I don't know much about fiber. THe patch cable connects to the switch in this closet and then fiber runs to the other closet. I have attached a picture of what is currently in there. --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus on the server aea8.k12.ia.us] --------------------------------------------------------- Archived messages from this list can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us/ --------------------------------------------------------- --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus on the server aea8.k12.ia.us] --------------------------------------------------------- Archived messages from this list can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us/ ---------------------------------------------------------
