RE: Network switch just died :(

["Paul Gordon" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Paul

"managed" usually gives you a few things, possibly including any
or all
of:

Traffic shaping
QOS management
VLAN capability
Access control
And, (obviously?!) - Remote management, usually either SNMP or RMON

Many such switches will have an embedded webserver interface so you can
configure them via a browser. Lesser ones (probably only really old
ones) might only have a "console" serial port for configuration
with a
terminal emulator.

HTH

Paul G.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of
> Paul Gale
> Sent: 21 August 2006 12:24
> To: UKHA_D Group
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Network switch just died :(
>
> Thanks - I do have an 8 port EZ gigabit switch - should have thought
of
> that!
>
> A question to anyone - what does a managed switch give you? And how
would
> I benefit in my home office/home network?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Paul.
>
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
Behalf
> Of
> > Christopher Purves
> > Sent: 21 August 2006 12:10
> > To: Paul Gale
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Network switch just died :(
> >
> >
> > The EZ range from SMC are nice and do gigbit
> >
> > Chris
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> > ----------------------------------------
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > From: groups@xxxxxxx
> > > Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 11:59:01 +0100
> > > Subject: [ukha_d] Network switch just died :(
> > >
> > > Just had my electricity meter changed - power was turned off
then
on 5
> > minutes later.
> > >
> > > Unfortunately looks like this somehow killed my 10/100
Corega
network
> > switch :-( All I get is a flickering power LED but nothing else.
> > >
> > > I'll leave it off for a while then try it again - but if no
luck,
can
> > anyone recommend a current 10/100/(poss 1,000) switch - 16 to 24
port
> that
> > DOESN'T have a noisy fan - unmanaged and reasonably priced? Oh,
and
> needs
> > to be rack-mountable.
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> > > Thanks!
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