On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 10:30 PM, Michael Torrie <torr...@gmail.com> wrote: >> The budget for the hardware needs to stay below $10kUSD. >> >> Any suggestions? > > Cisco's out... Just one Layer 3 core router would run you about that much!
LOL, I know it's funny to pick on Cisco for being expensive, but some people might not understand that as a joke. Cisco isn't the cheapest most of the time, but you can get a decent Layer 3 router from Cisco for about $500. I'm not aware of any Cisco products designed for outdoor use, so that might disqualify them, but don't disqualify them on an exaggerated joke. >From what it sounds like, he just needs small switches. Managed switches w/ VLANs might be nice to segregate each house. Though the router boards Corey suggested sound really good. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
