> -----Original Message-----
> From: Federico Sevilla III [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, May 29, 2000 10:30 PM
> To: Philippine Linux Users' Group Mailing List
> Subject: [plug] [OFF-TOPIC] Arlotto switches
>
>
> Hi there everyone,
>
> Again I apologize for this off-topic message. Aside from
> Intel and 3Com,
> my supplier quoted me this line of Arlotto switches. It's honestly the
> first time I've heard about the Arlotto brand. Here are the prices he
> quoted (cheaper than Intel, and they're switches and not hubs).
>
> Arlotto 8-port Auto-sensing 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Switch
> P 7,500
> Arlotto 24-port Auto-sensing 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Switch
> P 24,500
>
> I need the help of the list members. Has anyone had experience with
> Arlotto switches? I get a one year warranty from my supplier,
> but still, I
> would like to know if anyone on the list has major issues against
> Arlotto. I checked Google and found the following website which may be
> interest to some of you:
>
I think the price will show its features.
I guess, the checklist below will help you decide on what kind of switch to
buy:
1. Do you really need to go to switching technology? I guess, it's a must
now. :-)
2. Do you need VLANs? Port-based? MAC based? IP Protocol Based?
Network-Based? User-Defined Based?
3. How about the growth of your company? This will help you decide on the
number of ports.
But if you just like to go fast-ethernet switching, then the above product
will be sufficient. It's really cheap. But remember, ethernet &
fast-ethernet are broadcast domains meaning, they create broadcast storms.
Good switches are able to address this problem through VLANs. You can
create separate networks on a per port basis irregardless of location. This
can only be handled by good switches. Routing, this is another factor. How
about the backplane? How much traffic can it handle?
You have to follow the network heirarchical structure.
10mb/100mb 100Mb/1000Mb 100Mb/1000Mb
users-------------switch------------------servers
I hope this will help you.
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