<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>NOT THE 2948G. Like I said, I had one of these and it most definitely wasn't running ios.<br><br>Mark E. Levy<div>Sent from my iPad, please excuse any typos<div><br></div></div></div><div><br>On Mar 5, 2013, at 8:27 PM, "Chuck Tetlow" <<a href="mailto:chuck@tetlow.net">chuck@tetlow.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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What are you talking about Mark? The 2900 series was the first to use a command-line IOS-like configuration. And they'll outperform the low-end switches any day.
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<br>I've installed and configured dozens of those switches. I've even got one here in my house to distribute the cable modem connection. And since its managed, I use a Linux machine with MRTG to poll the switch every five minutes for port statistics - and I can see who the bandwidth hogs are behind the switch.
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<br>BTW - only the last of the 2900 series switches included POE (just before Cisco discontinued them). I think the 2960 was the only one. So check the Cisco website before you buy one - and you won't be surprised when it doesn't do what you need it to do.
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Subject: [BlueOnyx:12430] Re: Upgrading Switch
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<br>> *I* would not recommend the Cisco 2948. That model uses the Catalyst
O/S, NOT IOS. Those switches are cheap because while they purport to be POE, you
must use non-standard cables. There are tons of them out there. I, too was lured
by the cheap price and bought one, and ended up taking it on a long voyage to
the computer junkyard very shortly thereafter. It's a boat anchor.
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<br>> Look for some of the Cisco/Linksys low-end switches. They're web
manageable, and work well.
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<br>> Mark Levy
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<br>> <b>From: </b>"Joseph Chambers"
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2013 7:25:38 PM
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Switch
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<br>> Hello,
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<br>> I'm looking at updating my
switch which you can see here: <a href="http://cl.ly/image/2y3R2y0U2T0b">http://cl.ly/image/2y3R2y0U2T0b</a> - that is a 100
base non managed 16 port switch which was cheap non brand I bought in a hurry.
However; I have a opportunity to buy a Cisco Catalyst WSC2948G fairly cheap. Do
you guys suggest that switch? Would I get better performance? What switch would
you suggest that I could get under 200? Are managed switches slower then non
managed? I know this has nothing to do with BlueOynx but I don't know who else
to ask.
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<br>> Thanks in advance.
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<br>> Joseph
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