A client of mine has an 8 computer network. He currently has two Netgear
10/100 hubs and a mix of 10 and 100Mbit NICs (various brands). They
regularly move large files to and from the server, which can bog everyone
else down. I'm looking for a network switch to recommend with the following
features:

1. Rock solid reliability.
2. Basic manageability: I'd like to get port statistics (errors,
performance, etc.), so I can tell if he has a bad NIC or wire in the
network.
3. Under $500 cost.
4. Optional: A single Gigabit Ethernet port for the server. Probably not
necessary, but would be nice.

I've listed a few of the products I'm looking at below. Does anyone have
comments on them? Do they have the managability I'm looking for? Are they
very reliable? If I want something that is going to be super stable, should
I just forget about a managed switch at this price point? Any other options
to consider?

D-Link DES-3226 $380
http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=86

SMC 6724L2 $316
http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?action=products_show_datasheet&productCode=SMC6724L2

Netgear FS526T $280
http://www.netgear.com/products/prod_details.php?prodID=216&view=

Thanks,

Tod

Tod DeBie wrote:

> A client of mine has an 8 computer network. He currently has two Netgear
> 10/100 hubs and a mix of 10 and 100Mbit NICs (various brands). They
> regularly move large files to and from the server, which can bog everyone
> else down. I'm looking for a network switch to recommend with the
> following features:
>
> 1. Rock solid reliability.
> 2. Basic manageability: I'd like to get port statistics (errors,
> performance, etc.), so I can tell if he has a bad NIC or wire in the
> network.
> 3. Under $500 cost.
> 4. Optional: A single Gigabit Ethernet port for the server. Probably not
> necessary, but would be nice.
>
> I've listed a few of the products I'm looking at below. Does anyone have
> comments on them? Do they have the managability I'm looking for? Are
> they
> very reliable? If I want something that is going to be super stable,
> should
> I just forget about a managed switch at this price point? Any other
> options to consider?
>
> D-Link DES-3226 $380
> http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=86
>
> SMC 6724L2 $316
> http://www.smc.com
index.cfm?action=products_show_datasheet&productCode=SMC6724L2
>
> Netgear FS526T $280
> http://www.netgear.com/products/prod_details.php?prodID=216&view=
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tod

My Linksys 8 port switch works just fine for me.

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