Switch/Router

Gudrid · 08-30-2005, 05:02 PM

Anyone have suggestions for a good router with around 10-12 ports? Is Cisco the best or is there something else I should look at?

Right now I have This PoS which some kid stole from a HS and then gave it to me for letting him lan with my friends. It's a 3com LinkBuilder FMS II, some of the ports don't even work and since I don't have a manual I can't log into and mess around.

Ham n Cheese · 08-30-2005, 05:20 PM

What amount of money are you looking to spend? What are you using it for? If you're actually looking for a good firewall for a SB or something and dropping some decent cash I'd get a sonicwall 2040.

Gudrid · 08-30-2005, 05:28 PM

OOPs I just started looking at router prices, I guess I just need a 10-12port switch for around 100-300$

Bralkan · 08-30-2005, 05:59 PM

Cnet is a good stand-by for cheap, reliable, un-managed switches. For high end, I like HP myself.

You could also go for your favorite SOHO brand - Linksys (a branch of Cisco), Netgear, Dlink, etc

http://www.newegg.com/ProductSort/Su...SubCategory=30. Quite a few there for sub $100

Zehn - Vhex · 08-30-2005, 08:20 PM

You won't find many routers with more then 4 ports in any sense of affordable price ranges, so yeah, pretty much anything Linksys Switch will do just fine. The neat thing is, newer ones stack nicely. Have a little switch-switch-router-cable modem tower. <3

Kinerry · 09-06-2005, 01:31 PM

Cisco is the most dependable....but not the fastest. Without a good month AT LEAST with the cisco ios, you won't even be able to set one of these up, so don't bother.
Juniper is the best overall.

As for cheap stuff, anything that doesn't look generic and was made in 04 or later should work fine. Don't forget to get your firmware updates. Check online reviews before a buy.

Suineg · 09-06-2005, 07:54 PM

Switches go with a Linksys or a Netgear.

Rune · 09-08-2005, 09:20 PM

Fuck netgear.

I've seen at least a dozen bad netgear wireless cards, and I'd say 5 routers that have some sort of defect e.g. port doesn't work, won't recognize LAN, etc.

It's just a shitty company. I thought D-Link was bottom of the heap but never seen any of their routers go bad. Cards, on the other hand..just don't buy those. From anyone.

PigBenis · 09-17-2005, 01:32 AM

A switch is a switch. The only difference is one might offer a web interfance to configure some pointless shit. If you are in a Small Home Office get the cheapest switch you can find.

woot! · 10-05-2005, 07:32 AM

If it is for professional/intensive use, I'd say Cisco.
We tried using different brands for minor network equipments in my company, as 3com, NetGear or D-Link. Maybe it was bad luck, but we had problems with them, like some ports just dying (happened several times on DLink and NetGear switches).
For like 4 years now, we are only using Cisco and Juniper hardware, and never had anything too weird/serious happen.

08-30-2005, 05:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
Gudrid Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 355 -2 Internets	Switch/Router Anyone have suggestions for a good router with around 10-12 ports? Is Cisco the best or is there something else I should look at? Right now I have This PoS which some kid stole from a HS and then gave it to me for letting him lan with my friends. It's a 3com LinkBuilder FMS II, some of the ports don't even work and since I don't have a manual I can't log into and mess around.

09-06-2005, 07:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
Suineg Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,867 -21 Internets	Switches go with a Linksys or a Netgear. __________________

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08-30-2005, 05:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ham n Cheese You can betray me Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Houston Posts: 8,926 +18 Internets	What amount of money are you looking to spend? What are you using it for? If you're actually looking for a good firewall for a SB or something and dropping some decent cash I'd get a sonicwall 2040.

08-30-2005, 05:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
Gudrid Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 355 -2 Internets	OOPs I just started looking at router prices, I guess I just need a 10-12port switch for around 100-300$

08-30-2005, 05:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
Bralkan Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 2,130 -1 Internets	Cnet is a good stand-by for cheap, reliable, un-managed switches. For high end, I like HP myself. You could also go for your favorite SOHO brand - Linksys (a branch of Cisco), Netgear, Dlink, etc http://www.newegg.com/ProductSort/Su...SubCategory=30. Quite a few there for sub $100

08-30-2005, 08:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
Zehn - Vhex Lord of the Dance Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 6,723 +66 Internets	You won't find many routers with more then 4 ports in any sense of affordable price ranges, so yeah, pretty much anything Linksys Switch will do just fine. The neat thing is, newer ones stack nicely. Have a little switch-switch-router-cable modem tower. <3

09-06-2005, 01:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
Kinerry Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 170 +0 Internets	Cisco is the most dependable....but not the fastest. Without a good month AT LEAST with the cisco ios, you won't even be able to set one of these up, so don't bother. Juniper is the best overall. As for cheap stuff, anything that doesn't look generic and was made in 04 or later should work fine. Don't forget to get your firmware updates. Check online reviews before a buy.

09-08-2005, 09:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
Rune Bonafied Misanthrope Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: ATX Posts: 913 -1 Internets	Fuck netgear. I've seen at least a dozen bad netgear wireless cards, and I'd say 5 routers that have some sort of defect e.g. port doesn't work, won't recognize LAN, etc. It's just a shitty company. I thought D-Link was bottom of the heap but never seen any of their routers go bad. Cards, on the other hand..just don't buy those. From anyone.

09-17-2005, 01:32 AM	#9 (permalink)
PigBenis duh Join Date: May 2002 Location: Boiler Up Posts: 636 -34 Internets	A switch is a switch. The only difference is one might offer a web interfance to configure some pointless shit. If you are in a Small Home Office get the cheapest switch you can find.

10-05-2005, 07:32 AM	#10 (permalink)
woot! Jesus with laser Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 541 +8 Internets	If it is for professional/intensive use, I'd say Cisco. We tried using different brands for minor network equipments in my company, as 3com, NetGear or D-Link. Maybe it was bad luck, but we had problems with them, like some ports just dying (happened several times on DLink and NetGear switches). For like 4 years now, we are only using Cisco and Juniper hardware, and never had anything too weird/serious happen.