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      whitexp
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      enjoying the topic ..
      someone knows a switch 8ports 1GbE + 2ports  10GbE?

      thanks

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        jahonix
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        @whitexp:

        someone knows a switch 8ports 1GbE + 2ports  10GbE?

        The smallest switch with 10Gb ports I currently know is from D-Link DGS-1510-20

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          Guest
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          @whitexp:

          enjoying the topic ..
          someone knows a switch 8ports 1GbE + 2ports  10GbE?

          thanks

          Netgear XS708E
          8 x 100/1000/10000 MBit/s  + 1 SFP+
          Netgear XS712T
          12 x 100/1000/10000 MBit/s  + 2 SFP+

          So you get GBit/s, GbE and SFP+ Ports as you want it.

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            Guest
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            One thing worth considering is the web configuration page of device. I am a big fan of the older Linksys-Cisco SG300 seriers but the fact that it requires Internet Explorer is a serious drawback. I have to keep an XP box just to administer them.

            Any reports on the D-Link DGS-1510 devices browser requirments? I like the specs on that device. Almost too good for the money!

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              Guest
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              Any reports on the D-Link DGS-1510 devices browser requirments? I like the specs on that device. Almost too good for the money!

              IE, Opera and Seamonkey are running well to administer the switch without no problems!

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                johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
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                "Cisco SG300 seriers but the fact that it requires Internet Explorer is a serious"

                Huh??  I have a sg300-10, and can just use the cli to admin them.. But sure if you want to use a gui, I use firefox 43.0.4 just fine with them - haven't used IE in quite some time on anything.  But I do have a old netgear gs108t that firefox is buggy with, and have to use IE for that.

                But the sg300 I have used firefox, chrome without any issues - but I don't know of anything you can not just do through the cli via ssh or telnet even.  And they even come with a console port you could use..

                An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools
                If you get confused: Listen to the Music Play
                Please don't Chat/PM me for help, unless mod related
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                  chris4916
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                  @jahonix:

                  I'd tell you a joke about UDP, but I'm not sure you'd get it.

                  I got it (good joke BTW) but I can't even let you know, convinced your SPI FW will drop my ACK  :P

                  ;D ;D ;D

                  Jah Olela Wembo: Les mots se muent en maux quand ils indisposent, agressent ou blessent.

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                    Guest
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                    I was speaking about the Linksys SRW line which Cisco bought. It would only work with Internet Explorer. It became the SG300 Line.

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                      jahonix
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                      @Phishfry:

                      the Linksys SRW line which Cisco bought.

                      Man, that's last millennium or so. You can't really compare those to current SG300, fortunately!
                      I had one of those and they were horrible. The "CLI" was more like a click-through ASCII menu, nowhere could you use a command line.
                      Linksys is now owned by Belkin and I don't know how much of the original SRW-code is still in the SG series. Can't be much.

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                      • johnpozJ
                        johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
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                        didn't those crappy SRW all go end of life like mid 2010 or something.. the SG line is nothing like those at all..  I think the confusion came with the SRW used as the model number SRW2008-K9-NA..

                        An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools
                        If you get confused: Listen to the Music Play
                        Please don't Chat/PM me for help, unless mod related
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                          whitexp
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                          @BlueKobold:

                          @whitexp:

                          enjoying the topic ..
                          someone knows a switch 8ports 1GbE + 2ports  10GbE?

                          thanks

                          Netgear XS708E
                          8 x 100/1000/10000 MBit/s  + 1 SFP+
                          Netgear XS712T
                          12 x 100/1000/10000 MBit/s  + 2 SFP+

                          So you get GBit/s, GbE and SFP+ Ports as you want it.

                          wow , only with 1 SFP the price is very expensive  :-\

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                            Guest
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                            wow , only with 1 SFP the price is very expensive

                            But on the other hand, you get what you asked for. And this are very strong and powerful switches
                            that are not coming along with cheap chips inside! Switch is not only switch!!! You can get Layer3
                            switches for 300 € and 3.500 € depending on your needs and your wishes.

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                              dkrizic
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                              @jahonix:

                              @Phishfry:

                              the Linksys SRW line which Cisco bought.

                              Man, that's last millennium or so. You can't really compare those to current SG300, fortunately!
                              I had one of those and they were horrible. The "CLI" was more like a click-through ASCII menu, nowhere could you use a command line.
                              Linksys is now owned by Belkin and I don't know how much of the original SRW-code is still in the SG series. Can't be much.

                              I have one of those. They have CLI, but not official. You telnet or ssh to the box, login and then press Ctrl-Z, then you enter lcli (login again) and have something that looks much like Cisco IOS:

                              
                              backbone# conf
                              backbone(config)# int eth g1
                              
                              

                              The Web Frontend indeed requires Internet Explorer (in compatibility mode) including (I think) ActiveX.

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                                robi
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                                TP-Link smart switches also have cli, which looks very much like Cisco's IOS.

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                                  whitexp
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                                  @BlueKobold:

                                  wow , only with 1 SFP the price is very expensive

                                  But on the other hand, you get what you asked for. And this are very strong and powerful switches
                                  that are not coming along with cheap chips inside! Switch is not only switch!!! You can get Layer3
                                  switches for 300 € and 3.500 € depending on your needs and your wishes.

                                  i looking for a "simple switch " with only 1 sfp  for put my server plex :)

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                                    jahonix
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                                    @whitexp:

                                    wow , only with 1 SFP the price is very expensive  :-\

                                    Those (in the cited Netgear switches) are SFP+ ports (10Gb!). That's still expensive technology slowly reaching consumer price ranges.

                                    Did you look at the D-Link DGS-1510-20 mentioned before?

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                                      Visseroth
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                                      I'm liking those Ubiquiti Edge switches. Good looking with SFP+ option on the 48 port switch!
                                      http://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Networks-EdgeSwitch-Managed-ES-48-LITE-US/dp/B013JDNN3K

                                      Good thread you guys have going here!

                                      I personally went and grabbed a Quanta LB4M off eBay because it was affordable and thought I'd toy with it and if it doesn't work out I'm not out much.
                                      http://www.ebay.com/itm/Refurbished-Quanta-LB4M-10GB-Uplink-Switch-Dual-Power-Supplies-90-Day-Warranty-/171981132995?hash=item280adfd4c3:g:5wgAAOSwYIhWiuLZ

                                      But if that doesn't work out I'm seriously thinking I'll grab one of those Ubiquiti switches. I've come to enjoy their products.

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                                        jahonix
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                                        @Visseroth:

                                        …Quanta LB4M...

                                        From the amount of fans on the back I assume it to be quite noisy and to consume an amount of power that hardly justifies the cheap price as compared to power costs over uptime. Over here in Germany electricity is expensive. YMMV.

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                                          Visseroth
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                                          My understanding is they are about 70W. I'll confirm this once it hits the bench and from what I've read the fans are about 60db, so yea, noisy. Some people have disconnected the fans and modded the top of the case and put a slim 120mm fan to move the air silently.

                                          But i agree, for something running 24/7 and pulling any decent amount of power, it hurts the electrical bill.

                                          I got it because it was inexpensive as I'm on a budget, but yea, if it's pulling anything near 100W, forget it, I'll sell it to someone else that is willing to front that bill.

                                          I've been seriously considering putting a 12v battery bank in and running everything off a 12v power supply. The 12v battery bank would give me a uninterruptible power supply and some of the new micro systems out these days have decent performance and can run off a 12v supply. Though a decent switch would be harder to come by.
                                          Basically doing a 12v, 24v or 48v system eliminates the 120 or 220v AC to DC conversion from the equation as there is usually a 10 to 30% loss in conversion. All the converting would be done at 1 power supply, so less loss, less heat, ect. Something the server farms over here are starting to do. Direct DC delivery.

                                          But I agree, power is expensive and over here is getting expensive too. I'll throw the Quanta on the bench and let you guys know.

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                                            Visseroth
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                                            So I fired it up. Sounds like it's about 35 to 40db. Not to bad if you're not in a quiet room but definitely makes a LOT of noise on startup. Sounds like any other server on startup. Screams like a 747, then idles down.

                                            Seems to idle at about 63Watts according to my watt meter. 63Watts isn't a lot but it isn't a little either and that's just with one power supply. Even with only one power supply installed it's 63 watts.

                                            Anyone know what the Cisco 300 idles at or any of the other suggested switches with 10Gb?

                                            BTW, I'm not trying to hijack the thread, just as curious as the creator of the thread as I'm also in the market for a decent switch but I don't want to spend 1,200 getting one either :P

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