[plug] skylink net 1008 switch

[stephen shah]

thanx 4 the input craig,
but my real question has anyone used this things
I use cisco switches, intel, netgear at work etc
but these skylink things r on offer by a bus winding up
only wants $80 each, and I thought as long as they arnt shit,
and transmit nothing but collions, might get'em for me home network
yep to play games :)))))
Q3arena
I have never heard of them before, did a bit of a search on the web, and 
didnt find anything

yer, so wont b no warrenty :((((((


>From: "Craig Foster" <fostware at iinet.net.au>
>Reply-To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
>To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
>Subject: RE: [plug] skylink net 1008 switch
>Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 21:48:41 +0800
>
>The more important question is what do you use it for?
>
>If it's gaming, switches are better than hubs and that's about it :)
>Just make sure you get warranty docs with it... (As you would with
>anything technical...)
>
>If you're needing more, the usual Q for switches is backbone bandwidth..
>eg cheapies have only 1.2Gb/s meaning 12 simultaneous full bandwidth
>transfers @ 100BaseT, whereas expensive ones (like Intel) have 2.1Gb/s,
>meaning every port on a 16port can be used at full speed without affecting
>others. (Roughly - for brevity)
>
><dream_sequence>mmmm Intel Matrix Backbone Intelligent Gigabit
>Switches.</dream_sequence>
>
>Regards,
>
>Craig Foster.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: stephen shah [mailto:shahmann at hotmail.com]
> > Sent: Saturday, 19 January 2002 1:15 PM
> > To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> > Subject: [plug] skylink net 1008 switch
> >
> > hello thier,
> >
> > has anybody heard/used or is using a skylink net 1008 switch.
> > just wondering whether they r ok. IT only for my network at home so
> > they wont be used as the corporate lan solution :)))
> > but would like to know if they pump the bandwidth anywhere
> > near the spec's
> > of good switch.
> >
> > thanks
><< smime.p7s >>


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