RE: Re: 24 Port RM Gigabit Switches

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The GS724T has a noisy fan in it (40mm/5v) too and I was going to
replace i=
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but I just disconnected it and the bugger doesn't even run warm!

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Paul Bendall
> Sent: 22 January 2009 12:21
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: 24 Port RM Gigabit Switches
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> Something else to consider is noise and power consumption. I have a
> managed Linksys 24 port gigabit switch and it is noisey and draws
> around 50W which is about twice as much as my Mini-ITX server. Even
> though it is managed it is only manageable through a web page rather
> than SSH or Telnet. I don't therefore have an option to power it off
> cleanly.
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> Paul
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> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Mark McCall" <lists@...>
wrote:
> >
> > Looking to udate my home LAN to gigabit.  There are unbranded
> (unmanaged)
> > switches like this available at under =A3100...
> >
> > http://www.eclipsecomputers.com/product.aspx?code=3DNH-24GB-R&af=3D50
> > http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?quicklinx=3D529T
> >
> > Or
> >
> > Branded, (managed) like this at over =A3200...
> > http://www.amazon.co.uk/Netgear-GS724T-Gigabit-Smart-
> Switch/dp/B00022V2C6
> >
> > Anyone using similar or have any comments on the unbranded stuff
?
> >
> > Also - with CAT5 (not CAT5E) will I get speeds something between
> 100 and
> > 1000 or is it an all or nothing process?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > M.
> >
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