Cisco makes great routers but their switches suck. They have port compatability issues with other equipment.
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 11:48 PM, Faisal Imtiaz <fai...@snappydsl.net>wrote: > > There are tons of great Cisco Switches going for cheap on the secondary > markets in that price range and port density... > > I think the orignial poster of the email thread was looking for something > small, hardend, low power for outdoor application. > > > Faisal Imtiaz > Computer Office Solutions Inc. /SnappyDSL.net > Ph: (305) 663-5518 x 232 > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Jayson Baker > Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 11:45 PM > To: fai...@snappydsl.net; WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Small Managed Switches > > Not really, but if MT would come out with a RouterBoard that had 12, 24, 48 > ports and was under $300 we'd buy a *ton* of them. > I wouldn't think it'd be that difficult, actually. > > On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 9:36 PM, Faisal Imtiaz <fai...@snappydsl.net> > wrote: > > > BTW, quick question, anyone out there using Router Boards as l3 Switches > ? > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > Faisal Imtiaz > > Computer Office Solutions Inc. /SnappyDSL.net > > Ph: (305) 663-5518 x 232 > > -----Original Message----- > > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] > > On Behalf Of Nick Olsen > > Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 7:53 PM > > To: WISPA General List > > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Small Managed Switches > > > > This is my main complaint with the 1800-8G and the 1800-24G > > > > I've asked procurve to add these 3 features and got a standard "we'll > > think about it" answer. > > > > 1. Ability to label ports > > 2. Ability to label vlans > > 3. Ability to disable a port > > > > All very simple requests that can't take much in terms of > > memory/firmware size to implement. > > > > In terms of speed, stability, function other then the above, its a > > awesome switch. > > > > Nick Olsen > > Brevard Wireless > > (321) 205-1100 x106 > > > > > > ---------------------------------------- > > > > From: "Tom DeReggi" <wirelessn...@rapiddsl.net> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 7:42 PM > > To: "n...@brevardwireless.com" <n...@brevardwireless.com>, "WISPA > > General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Small Managed Switches > > > > There are several classes of VLAN switches. > > > > I'll use SMC as an example... > > > > 1) They have the higher end models that are Full VLAN support that are > > very > > > > intuitive and fully flexible. For example, they'll allow you to label > > each > > > > port in web interface. They fully refer to each ports specifying their > > Egress and Ingress VLAn support, etc. They allow every thing to be done. > > But because they are intuitive, in the web interface itself, its easy > > to configure them without accidentally misconfiguring another clients. > > They make great switches that will act as both Trunk backbone switches > > and end location switches. > > > > 2) then they have lower end model. They let one do almost everything > > with VLAN. But they are way less intuitive. And they dont work as well > > for dual > > > > purpose, and tend to work better as a backbone or end location switch. > > They > > > > lack abilty to label ports.They have confusing terminology to enable > > or disable like "VLAN Aware" that may not be specific on what VLAN > > functionality is enabled by making it aware. > > It usually takes a quick read of the manual before making a config, > > because > > > > the logic is not straight forward. Many Web Switches are like this. > > > > SMC and Intellinet have affordable 8 port VLAN switches that are > > functional, but with the firmware that is equivellent to low end VLAN > > switches as described in #2 above. > > But I beleive both have text, SNMP, serial, and Web interfaces, which > > give > > > > them a step up over other basic web switch products. > > Both models sell under $200, and have atleast 2 Gigabit ports, > > possibly SPF > > > > ports. > > > > I just wish someone made a 8 port VLAN switch for the low dollar cost, > > that > > > > had the HIGH END INTUITIVE VLAN firmware, that allowed each port to be > > labled in software. > > > > Tom DeReggi > > RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc > > IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Nick Olsen" <n...@brevardwireless.com> > > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 3:07 PM > > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Small Managed Switches > > > > > Well, there is the Procurve 1800-8G that is 8 ports gigabit, > > > Management > > is > > > a little light, but it will do the simple stuff. like vlans and such. > > > They are fanless and we have them on towers, bullet proof all day long. > > > > > > Nick Olsen > > > Brevard Wireless > > > (321) 205-1100 x106 > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------- > > > > > > From: "Marco Coelho" <coelh...@gmail.com> > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 2:53 PM > > > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > > > Subject: [WISPA] Small Managed Switches > > > > > > I'm looking for suggestions for small (8+ ports) Managed switches. > > > They would be installed in NEMA 4 un-cooled enclosures in the Texas > > > heat. > > > > > > -- > > > Marco C. 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