RE: 24 Port RM Gigabit Switches

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I bought a GS724T from eBay as a NetGear recon unit for under =A3100 -
they=
're
not a fully managed switch but do enough for what most people need (QOS,
VLANs etc.) and I frequently get about 60-70Mbytes/sec across mine on big
transfers.

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Mark McCall
> Sent: 22 January 2009 11:48
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] 24 Port RM Gigabit Switches
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> Looking to udate my home LAN to gigabit.  There are unbranded
> (unmanaged)
> switches like this available at under =A3100...
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> http://www.eclipsecomputers.com/product.aspx?code=3DNH-24GB-R&af=3D50
> http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?quicklinx=3D529T
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> Or
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> Branded, (managed) like this at over =A3200...
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Netgear-GS724T-Gigabit-Smart-
> Switch/dp/B00022V2C6
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> Anyone using similar or have any comments on the unbranded stuff ?
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> Also - with CAT5 (not CAT5E) will I get speeds something between 100
> and
> 1000 or is it an all or nothing process?
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> Thanks
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> M.
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