Re: Good GigE 8-port switch?

[Karel Gardas <kgardas_(_at_)_objectsecurity_(_dot_)_com>]

Christian Weisgerber wrote:
> MikeM <the_(_dot_)_lists_(_at_)_mgm51_(_dot_)_com> wrote:
> > I've had good experiences with SMC as well, specifically the SMC8508T
> > http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?event=viewProduct&localeCode=EN_USA&cid=6&s
> > cid=&pid=1147
>
> That's an "unmanaged switch".  It does not support VLANs/QoS, which
> the original poster requested.

Yes, but as SMC seems to be recommended I also consider this switch which 
is really cheap as a backup solution in the case I decide to go w/o any 
advanced features. Anyway, I asked SMC and they do not plan to introduce 
smart/web managed 8-port switch, so the choice for now at least from SMC 
is SMCGS16-Smart available here:
http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?event=viewProduct&localeCode=EN_CZE&cid=7&scid=39&pid=1485

It's still considered if to go with 8 additional "useless" ports or not. 
Funny thing is that power consumption should be even lower than 8 ports 
OvisLink's and SMC's doc claims this:

``The web agent can be accessed by any computer on the network using a 
standard web browser (Internet Explorer 5.5 or above, or Mozilla Firefox 
1.0 or above).''

nice to see firefox supported, on the other hand it might adds some 
security worries about web management console accessible from any connected 
computer...

Anyway, thanks to all of you recommending products you do have good 
experience with!

Karel
PS: someone recommended Dell PowerConnect, their 2708 version looks really 
nice and it's even cheap in US (~$80), but here it costs after 
recalculation back to US$ around $300, which makes it even more expensive 
than the SMC GS16-smart above. Strange Dell-world...
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