[plug] skylink net 1008 switch

[Ben Jensz]

Depends how much you're willing to spend, but I've found Intel
InBusiness switches to be pretty good.  You can get an 8 port one for
about $230 if you look in the right places (thats if you want to spend
that much).  If you've got good quality network cards in the computers
you are going to be connecting into the switch, then why not pay that
little bit extra and compliment those NICs with a decent switch :).  I
personally like Intel Pro 100+ / 100S NICs.

In terms of pricey things for larger networks, I've been pretty
impressed with the HP Procurve 2524 switch we got at work not long ago.
Priced a hell of a lot better than a similar spec'ed Cisco alternative
and with pretty much all the same features and a very IOS like CLI.


/ Ben

-----Original Message-----
From: Craig Foster [mailto:fostware at iinet.net.au] 
Sent: Saturday, 19 January 2002 9:49 PM
To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
Subject: RE: [plug] skylink net 1008 switch


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