[NTLUG:Discuss] LAN Planning II

[Tom Woody]

You say that a 10/100 switch is wildly expensive, did you check the
ebay listings since you have already used it for other equip.  Netgear
(made by Bay Networks) is a great piece of hardware.  I have the 8port
version in my house and its been running great now for 4 years solid. 
You can get the 16port Network 10/100 switches on ebay for around $80. 
Then you can turn around and sell your 100mbit switch on ebay - cutting
the actual cost.

It would simplify things greatly, and allow you more flexibility in
your network.  I have a similar network layout in my house.

Cable modem comes into an OpenBSD firewall (running on a p133).  The
firewall connects to an eight port switch, where I have my wireless AP
(128B WEP, and MAC ACL), my linux server, linux workstation.  My laptop
sometimes (more often than not) is used via wireless.  The linux server
has a caching nameserver, and filestorage.

On Wed, 28 Aug 2002 01:18:48 -0500
"Aaron Goldblatt" <lists-ntlug at goldblatt.net> wrote:

> > configuration options and higher performance: The
> > Ascend router is likely  to be slow (in comparison
> > with the linux router)  which defeats the purpose of
> 
> Because that would require purchase of equipment I don't already 
> have -- that is, an ISDN modem.  The Pipeline's purpose is to route 
> packets to the Internet over a 64K ISDN connection.  I've used 
> them before; it's plenty fast for the purpose.
> 
> The Linux box's function will be to route packets between the 10 
> and 100 networks.  It's functionality that already exists and doesn't 
> require the purchase of additional equipment beyond what I've 
> already acquired.
> 
> >  getting an auto-sensing 10/100 switch...that way you
> > can connect the wireless AP to the switch.  
> 
> A 10/100 switch the size I want (16 ports or greater) is wildly 
> expensive for my budget, especially from a manufacturer I'm willing 
> to use.  I know people have had good luck with SMC and Dlink 
> products; I have not, and have found that you get what you pay for.  
> That's why I'm basically an all 3COM house.  The speed and 
> reliability are worth the extra money it costs me.
> 
> ag
> 
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