Pretty much correct. Termination is more involved but doable. I had 3Com and Cisco switches with GBIC add-in cards doing my linkage. I preferred the Cisco only because I knew the language better but the 3Com was done by a GUI any way.
Jon On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 9:01 AM, James Kerr <cluster...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have never worked with fiber before. Can anyone recommend a solution that > would get me the 1Gb fiber from the second floor to the third floor in the > most frugal way? Running a fiber optic cable is the same as running a CAT5 > but I just cant bend it very tight right? > > James > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Aldrich" < > jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com> > > To: "NT System Admin Issues" <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> > Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 8:45 AM > Subject: RE: facilities wiring question > > > > I second the suggestion of running everything back to a switch and then >> running 10 Gig fiber from floor to floor. That would give you *tons* of >> bandwidth to share out. :-) >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: James Kerr [mailto:cluster...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 3:50 PM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: Re: facilities wiring question >> >> Yeah I was also thinking about just having one fast connection from the >> 3rd >> to the 2nd floor. All the 3rd floor are 100Mb. They have yet to run the >> cables from the 3rd to the 2nd. Maybe a 1Gb connection will be able to >> sustain about 40 100Mb desktops? Any ideas? Another idea I'm looking into >> is >> >> having the contractor do the job right of course. I just have to figure >> out >> whose fault it is and take into consideration slowing things down on an >> already waaaaaay behind project. We need to move into that building ASAP, >> the job is already 6 months behind! >> >> James >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben Scott" <mailvor...@gmail.com> >> To: "NT System Admin Issues" <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 3:37 PM >> Subject: Re: facilities wiring question >> >> >> On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 2:48 PM, James Kerr <cluster...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> New facility. The electricians ran wire to a location on the third floor >>>> but >>>> they ultimately need to go to the second floor, so they will run cable >>>> from >>>> the second floor server room up to the location on the third floor. >>>> >>> >>> Might be easier to put some network switches at the third floor >>> location. >>> >>> Be warned that if these runs were already near limits due to >>> distance, putting an extra few sets of terminations in may cause you >>> to exceed spec limits. Ethernet isn't like power or analog phone >>> wiring, where you can splice and junction as many times as you want. >>> >>> -- Ben >>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>> >> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 8.5.425 / Virus Database: 270.14.72/2511 - Release Date: 11/18/09 >> 07:50:00 >> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
