Recent content by stevegarvey

I put two of these into a relatively large school network at the start of the year. Overall I'm pretty happy with them. Positives: - Well built - Silent - Come with nice mounting options - Lifetime warranty - User interface is nice and clear - Graphical representation of the switch on the...

Hi there, I've used loads of unmanaged Netgear GS605/GS608 and ProSafe GS105 ("blue box") switches and have never had one second's trouble with any of them. I've also had generally great experience with D-Link's DGS-1005D/DGS-1008D/E "green" switches, although a power supply did go on one of...

Update: Having some good experiences with D-Link DGS-1224T gigabit smart switches at the moment. Although two 5 year old ones in a customer's site are giving a bit of trouble. Fingers crossed!

Yes it's a pity because at first the 1810G-24 and 1810G-8 seemed to be really nice devices for a genuinely attractive price. They're fairly well built, silent, pretty fast, and have a nice user interface. But after a bit of bedding-in in a school I look after I found some problems like: - If...

By the way, does anyone have any experience of the Cisco SGE2000 24-Port Gigabit Switches? Thanks.

Thanks teknojnky, that's good to know. I guess I've had it in for Linksys since having 3 x SDM2008 Switches and an Access Point die in customer sites in quick succession and found their RMA procedures cumbersome. But maybe it's time to reconsider! Only thing is, I'd need a 24 port switch so I...

Thanks MadKing, you certainly have a point. Only thing is I'm not too impressed with HP's lower-end ProCurve switches, the 1810G range. I'll keep on looking I guess!

Hi, can anyone recommend any 8/16/24/48 port gigabit ethernet smart switches with 2 SFP ports that are extremely reliable but don't cost a fortune? I've been working with switches since 2000 and traditionally used Cisco which were very reliable but very expensive. I have found Linksys to...