[Tfug] Need help on a server performance issue...

[Ammon Lauritzen]

A word of caution when buying $40 "gigabit" switches. I have burnt out
no less than 6 of them (it was not my purchasing decision). You get
what you pay for, a device that can negotiate to gigabit speeds but
can't necessarily sustain it without suffering permanent damage ;)

I'd recommend either splurging for a slightly pricier model or
sticking with 100base since you might not actually need gigabit speeds
in this case. With cheap consumer networking hardware, I have always
had better luck with devices in metal chasis over comparably priced
plastic.

On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 11:23 AM, Zack Williams <zdwzdw at gmail.com> wrote:
>> So...huh.  Yeah, that might actually BE a damn hub.  That would
>> explain it, wouldn't it?  Crap...wait...dammit, there's one MORE
>> hub-like-thing in one office used to split out Ethernet to a printer.
>> I'd better check that too.
>>
>> Hey, as craptastic as all this stuff is, it does run for a budget setup.
>
> Seriously, an 8-port gig switch costs <$50 these days.  Most likely it
> would pay for itself with the power savings alone going from older
> equipment, nevermind the productivity boost.
>
> This entire setup sounds pennywise/pound foolish to me - I'd seriously
> have the "You'd lose X amount of money being down for Y days, so what
> percent of X are you willing to spend to reduce Y?" talk with them.
>
> - Zack
>
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Ammon Lauritzen