[PLUG] Small network managed switch?

[Galen Seitz]

On 11/16/15 09:13, Rich Shepard wrote:
> On Mon, 16 Nov 2015, Wayne E. Van Loon Sr. wrote:
> 
>> One member of the family that owns the plant also owns some sort of a
>> business computing consulting or services company. He wishes that I had
>> used a managed switch so he could know how busy my network was and I don't
>> know what else a managed switch would tell him.
> 
> Wayne,
> 
>    Because I knew nothing about managed switches I looked up the term on the
> Web and learned the benefits they can provide over an unmanaged switch. The
> article (on eHow, I believe it was) suggested using a smart switch. Those
> apparently do most of what a managed switch does but at a much lower price.

I believe there was a time when some of these so-called smart switches
used Windows-specific software for configuration.  It looks like they
have now moved to web interfaces, but that's definitely something I
would confirm before purchasing.


galen
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