[ale] Slightly OT: Looking for recommendation for 24 port POE Switch preferably Cisco

[neal at mnopltd.com]

Many thanks to Raj for his kind offer.

The NetGear switch slid right in and corrected a bunch of speed 
anomalies.   Probably fixed a number of other stray issues that were 
hard to pin down.

regards,

Neal



On 2020-12-19 10:22, Raj Wurttemberg via Ale wrote:
> Hey Neal,
> 
> I *just* retired my NetGear ProSAFE JGS524PE (PoE on 12 ports) 
> yesterday. I
> replaced it with a UniFi USW-24-POE ($380).
> 
> I'm happy to give you the NetGear switch for free.  It's a nice managed
> switch and uses similar, "tagged", "untagged", etc. lingo.... unlike 
> the
> UniFi! Haha!
> 
> Thanks,
> /Raj
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ale <ale-bounces at ale.org> On Behalf Of Neal Rhodes via Ale
>> Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2020 11:03 AM
>> To: Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com>
>> Cc: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
>> Subject: Re: [ale] Slightly OT: Looking for recommendation for 24 port 
>> POE
>> Switch preferably Cisco
>> 
>> Thanks for the reply.
>> 
>> On 2020-12-19 09:52, Jim Kinney wrote:
>> > Please don't take offense but I find a church needing a technology
>> > upgrade ironic.
>> 
>> Ironic because our pre-school has been running, providing distance
>> learning to children of health-care workers and teachers and other
>> essential workers, so that we've got 20-30 Zoom sessions running over
>> our 200Mbit Comcast service?
>> 
>> >
>> > I am not a Cisco fan. Netgear is plenty sufficient. They have several
>> > models with PoE in a variety of port counts and run about 1/2 the co$t
>> > of cisco.
>> 
>> Yeah, I'm not wedded to Cisco. I like(d) the port testing 
>> capabilities,
>> when they actually worked.
>> 
>> Model numbers for netgear?  Is there a distributor you like for 
>> refurbs?
>> 
>> >
>> > Oh. There's probably a failed battery causing the date problem.
>> 
>> Yeah, I thought about that.  It's an old switch.  I don't intend to 
>> even
>> breath on it until it's on the bench and another switch is working.
>> Maybe an firmware update would help, but again, not jumping of a cliff
>> with that parachute.
>> 
>> >
>> > Noise will persist with PoE thanks to higher heat loading. For some
>> > setups it's cheaper to PoE power injectors for the endpoints than use
>> > full PoE switches.
>> 
>> The existing switch has POE turned on for all ports, although it's 
>> only
>> apparently sending power on about 6.
>> 
>> >
>> > On December 19, 2020 10:39:14 AM EST, Neal Rhodes via Ale
>> > <ale at ale.org> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Our church has two Cisco SGE2010P 48 port 10/100/1000 POE switches.
>> >>
>> >> They have become increasingly dodgy as they are actually needing
>> >> them
>> >> MORE.  (Streaming services, all the telephones are Polycom SIP
>> >> phones,
>> >> schools program is offering distance learning for kids downstairs on
>> >>
>> >> Zoom, etc)
>> >>
>> >> We really need to replace one or both.  24 ports would actually be
>> >> plenty, and these things are freakin' loud.  Like having a constant
>> >> vacuum cleaner in the office.
>> >>
>> >> Much of the LAN wiring is historic, meaning terminated by hand, and
>> >> not
>> >> up to spec for gigabit.  So, having diagnostic testing of all the
>> >> ports
>> >> and cables is essential.  We've already identified a couple of
>> >> franken-cable runs and replaced them.
>> >>
>> >> BUT, after a power-cycle last night, the good news is Speedtest
>> >> results
>> >> went from 4mbps down to 90mbps down.  The bad news is the office
>> >> switch
>> >> lost all ability to test cables, forgot what time it was, and no
>> >> longer
>> >> properly reports port status.  And in spite of a power cycle, it
>> >> insists
>> >> its been up for 11 days.   I no longer trust it.
>> >>
>> >> We need to buy a decent, quiet(er) Preferably Cisco 24 port POE
>> >> switch
>> >> ('cause all the phone-sets need POE) which doesn't need to be
>> >> enterprised managed, BUT does need to have port/cable testing.
>> >> Refurb
>> >> would be just fine. It's a church, and we're on a budget.
>> >>
>> >> Any opinions on models AND good sources for refurbs?
>> >>
>> >> Regards,
>> >>
>> >> Neal
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