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Re: fiber switch for gig
From: Joe Greco <jgreco () ns sol net>
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 20:39:41 -0600 (CST)
Speaking of running gig long distances, does anyone on the list have suggestions on a >8 port L2 switch with fiber ports based on personal experience? Lots of 48 port gig switches have 2-4 fiber uplink ports, but this means daisy-chains instead of hub/spoke. Looking for a central switch for a star topography to home fiber runs that is cost effective and works. Considering: DLink DXS-3326GSR NetGear GSM7312 Foundry SX-FI12GM-4 Zyxel GS-4012F I realize not all these switches are IEEE 802.3ae, Clause 49 or IEEE 802.3aq capable.
Cost effective would probably be the Dell 6024F. We have some of these and they've worked well, but we're not making any use of their "advanced features." Can be had cheaply on eBay these days. Has basic L3 capabilities (small forwarding table, OSPF), built in redundant power supply, etc. If you're fine with a non-ae/aq switch, these are worth considering. 16 SFP plus 8 shared SFP/copper make it a fairly flexible device. You did say cost effective, right? :-) ... JG -- Joe Greco - sol.net Network Services - Milwaukee, WI - http://www.sol.net "We call it the 'one bite at the apple' rule. Give me one chance [and] then I won't contact you again." - Direct Marketing Ass'n position on e-mail spam(CNN) With 24 million small businesses in the US alone, that's way too many apples.
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