Re: Gigabit switch recomendations?

unit3 wrote:
> Ok, so my original suspicions are probably correct for dumb switches
> then, that you'll need a smart host in between 100 and 1000mbit
> segments. However, it's probably cheaper to buy a $300 netgear managed
> gigabit switch or something than building a router to put between
> segments, and it'll certainly be better on power consumption. ;)

Alternatively, I can put a 100$ dumb switch in, and put one of my spare
gigEs into a computer in the front room (the MythTV box), using it as a
bridge between 100 and gigE segments. I also get the benefit of
promoting the MythTV box to gigE for when it streams to the frontends on
the gigE segment.

That spends power I was spending anyway, and costs less
:)
Received on Thu Mar 15 17:24:40 2007