RE: Network switch just died :(

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Is traffic shaping and QoS useful in a home/small office environment?
I typically have a couple of workstations running and 3-4 other 'servers'.
Traffic is generally normal stuff (exchange), FTP uploads, Bit Torrent etc.

Are these technologies only really useful once you start getting many users
on the network and start saturating the switch? Or might there be other
benefits?

Paul.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Paul Gordon
> Sent: 21 August 2006 13:38
> To: UKHA_D Group
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Network switch just died :(
>
> 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.
> >
> >
> > > -----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
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----------------------------------------
> > > > 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.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks!
> > > >
> > > > Paul.
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