Networking question

ISTM his primary complaint was the web interface not working with newer browsers... (something not uncommon with web management interfaces of kit of that vintage alas).

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John Rumm
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Possibly, although there are several pointing out that it's not terminal (sic) and the interface can be accessed in some recent browsers.

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Steve Firth

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What sort of "management" does it do? Firewalling, port-forwarding, & such, or am I on the wrong track? (The home NAT routers that I'm familiar with usually have a web interface for configuration.)

I'm under the impression that's the more professional way to do these things (although not the way I've done it), so it's an understandable mistake, I guess.

It does sound interesting. Thanks.

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Adam Funk

On Friday 15 March 2013 20:30 Adam Funk wrote in uk.d-i-y:

Found this:

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Managed-Switch

Basically, "just" competant network switch related stuff - wire speed switching, 64 VLANs, link bonding, QoS, port mirroring.

Unfortunately firewalling, NAT and port forwarding are functions usually (at this level) found in seperate classes of appliance.

Sometimes you get IP routing (my Powerconnect 6224s do that) but not a lot more usually, in something sold as a switch.

With the VLAN support you could combine it with a router/NAT/VPN box for lots of potential fun :)

Reply to
Tim Watts

Bloody hellfires young Tim. It's $999 and I'm a pensioner ;)

Reply to
brass monkey

Well if you want a new managed switch for less, TP-LINK do the TP-SG3224 at about a £100 - £150 odd...

(Not that it will add much value for most domestic installs unless you have lots of competing users with different traffic loads where things like QOS might be handy, or you want to be a control freak and make sure the kids network ports are disabled at bed time!)

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John Rumm

Forwarding and firewalling is IP related stuff, which is more layer 3 related - switches usually focus on layer 2 (although there are some that blur the lines).

Most will let you do things like enable/disable ports, collect stats, apply Quality of Service priorities to certain paths, make use of spanning tree protocol (i.e. make sure you don't get loops when you have a bunch of switches hooked up and the potential for multiple paths between end points). Organise traffic into virtual LANs. Do various MAC address filtering things, and mirror ports (handy for rouble shooting with Wireshark etc).

Many of the switches also have that, although some of the more serious kit will have "out of band" management (i.e. the management control is not over ethernet, but via a dedicated control port - even if only initially)

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John Rumm

I'm using two of these (plus the 8 port little brother):

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Reply to
Bob Eager

56 ports? Gordon Bennet, Bob. What the hell are you running there?
Reply to
brass monkey

I have a 48 port net gear switch myself..... So 56 ports is not much more than me.....

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stephenten

They're not all in use. But there are 27 wall ports round the house, plus the stuff in the rack, and a few other bits. I can just survive on 24 but it's awkward. This way I have a fallback. I'm using 2 ports on each as a trunk between them.

The 8 port one is in my workshop....I only have 2 wall ports in there and they're on opposite sides of the room. When I wired it, I hadn't at that point persuaded SWMBO that an indoor workshop was a good idea.

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Bob Eager

well lets see, here:

One linux desktop Oone Mac desktop One linux server One color laser One A1 inkjet on a print server. One router Guest room cat 5 access One smart TV.

That's the basics really innit?

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The Natural Philosopher

Crikey (aka Billy Bunter).

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brass monkey

We're not using all the sockets, but....

- Four FreeBSD desktops (two for other family members, one of mine is in the workshop).

- Five servers etc. in rack.

- Three Windows desktops.

- Two networked printers.

- One wifi AP.

- Another Windows machine, for casual use, in living room.

- Two IP cameras.

- RIPE Atlas probe.

- Three ATAs for telephone system.

- Four ports for inter-switch trunk 1.

- Two ports for inter-switch trunk 2.

- Development machine.

- Bench network services (2).

- Another Windows machine in workshop, for driving chip programmer mainly.

- VAX (not a vacuum cleaner).

- Port beside TV for when boys have X-Box party.

- X-box in son's room.

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Bob Eager

On Friday 15 March 2013 22:40 John Rumm wrote in uk.d-i-y:

I quite like the Netgear Smartswitches - I have a pair of GS108Ts. Quite competant for advanced home use (eg with VLANs).

Reply to
Tim Watts

Did you miss the bit where they are available for £60 on FleaBay?

Now that you are pensioner, do you have problems with your short term memory?

Reply to
Steve Firth

No, no, no... useless unreliable shit. Netgear now banned from these premises. Not only for how s**te their kit is but because their tech support are patronising stupid buttwads drilled to repeat that it can't possibly be Netgear at fault, not even when the web is rammed with stories of Netgear failures for that particular item of kit.

They're getting as bad as Belkin.

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Steve Firth

Do you know how much thats costing to run at all?.

Is there aircon involved in the server room too;?..

Reply to
tony sayer

Hardly seems excessive ;-)

(I have one managed 24 port in my main wiring cabinet to do the house, and an additional 16 port unmanaged one in the office to cope with days when I have lots of extra kit on the bench to fiddle with)

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John Rumm

On Saturday 16 March 2013 10:35 Steve Firth wrote in uk.d-i-y:

Noted...

I have not had any problems to date though, so I will count myself lucky.

Would never use any of this gear "professionally" though. Probably won't be using PowerConnects next time either - had some weird problems with a pair of stacked 6224s.

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Tim Watts

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