[ale] switch recommendations

[Chris]

yep, many of the Cisco Catalyst switches use GBICS and even SFPs, if  
you're so
inclined. The Catalyst 3508 is an 8 GBIC switch, meaning it only  
accepts GBICs and
doesn't have normal RJ-45 ports. I guess that'd be handy if you had  
to switch between
many different types of phyical media.


On Jul 25, 2006, at 6:36 PM, Greg Freemyer wrote:

> Dumb question, but are there 1 GB ethernet switches that use GBICs?  I
> know FC switches do, and I've been told that 10 GB ethernet do, but I
> did not realize they would be used in 1 GB ethernet.  i.e.  The
> low-end 1GB ethernet switches I have are just hardwired for cat5.
>
> On 7/25/06, Jim Popovitch <jimpop at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> I'm looking for some recommendations for a new switch.  Here are my
>> basic requirements/desires:
>>
>>     - 16 ports
>>     - VLan support
>>     - 10/100 (1000 preferred)
>>     - GBIC interface(s) would be nice
>>     - rackable
>>     - RSTP
>>
>> Any notes on what to avoid or what to try?
>>
>> Tia,
>>
>> -Jim P.
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