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

[Zack Williams]

On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 11:23 AM, Ammon Lauritzen <allaryin at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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 ;)

What manufacturer?

D-Link DGS2208's have been fairly reliable to me

> 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.

I've had pretty much the opposite problem - I have about a 20% long
term failure rate on SMC 8508T's, which have a metal case.

It's a low margin area, so I'm not surprised corners are cut...

- Zack