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James wrote: |
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> COST is the key factor. Why pay somebody for something, when you can get |
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> equivalent functionality for very few dollars. A flat hub is all |
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> I need (want)...... With a flat hub and a portable, you can mix in |
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> any amount of target software and do many things with a flat but |
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> and a linux device. |
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> I'd consider an embedded (linux) board with a few ports, if they |
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> are or can be setup as a flat hub. |
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> Thanks for your input, |
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Cost is pretty low these days. $300 for 10/100 24 port with vlans and |
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port mirroring. |
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http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/pwcnt_3424?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&cs=04 |
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Not sure the throughput you're dealing with, but I had issues with |
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anything over 15-20 mb/s being moved down to half duplex. If you're just |
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messing about home or in a low bandwidth office this doesn't matter so much. |
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I've got two 5234's (same thing with GigE and bigger backplane) I'd let |
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go for $500 + shipping if you or anyone else is interested. :-) |
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kashani |
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