<html><head></head><body>Yay!!!!!<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On December 21, 2020 10:02:32 AM EST, Neal Rhodes via Ale <ale@ale.org> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<pre class="k9mail">Many thanks to Raj for his kind offer.<br><br>The NetGear switch slid right in and corrected a bunch of speed <br>anomalies. Probably fixed a number of other stray issues that were <br>hard to pin down.<br><br>regards,<br><br>Neal<br><br><br><br>On 2020-12-19 10:22, Raj Wurttemberg via Ale wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;">Hey Neal,<br><br>I *just* retired my NetGear ProSAFE JGS524PE (PoE on 12 ports) <br>yesterday. I<br>replaced it with a UniFi USW-24-POE ($380).<br><br>I'm happy to give you the NetGear switch for free. It's a nice managed<br>switch and uses similar, "tagged", "untagged", etc. lingo.... unlike <br>the<br>UniFi! Haha!<br><br>Thanks,<br>/Raj<br><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #ad7fa8; padding-left: 1ex;">-----Original Message-----<br>From: Ale <ale-bounces@ale.org> On Behalf Of Neal Rhodes via Ale<br>Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2020 11:03 AM<br>To: Jim Kinney <jim.kinney@gmail.com><br>Cc: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale@ale.org><br>Subject: Re: [ale] Slightly OT: Looking for recommendation for 24 port <br>POE<br>Switch preferably Cisco<br><br>Thanks for the reply.<br><br>On 2020-12-19 09:52, Jim Kinney wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #8ae234; padding-left: 1ex;">Please don't take offense but I find a church needing a technology<br>upgrade ironic.<br></blockquote><br>Ironic because our pre-school has been running, providing distance<br>learning to children of health-care workers and teachers and other<br>essential workers, so that we've got 20-30 Zoom sessions running over<br>our 200Mbit Comcast service?<br><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #8ae234; padding-left: 1ex;"><br> I am not a Cisco fan. Netgear is plenty sufficient. They have several<br> models with PoE in a variety of port counts and run about 1/2 the co$t<br> of cisco.<br></blockquote><br>Yeah, I'm not wedded to Cisco. I like(d) the port testing <br>capabilities,<br>when they actually worked.<br><br>Model numbers for netgear? Is there a distributor you like for <br>refurbs?<br><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #8ae234; padding-left: 1ex;"><br> Oh. There's probably a failed battery causing the date problem.<br></blockquote><br>Yeah, I thought about that. It's an old switch. I don't intend to <br>even<br>breath on it until it's on the bench and another switch is working.<br>Maybe an firmware update would help, but again, not jumping of a cliff<br>with that parachute.<br><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #8ae234; padding-left: 1ex;"><br> Noise will persist with PoE thanks to higher heat loading. For some<br> setups it's cheaper to PoE power injectors for the endpoints than use<br> full PoE switches.<br></blockquote><br>The existing switch has POE turned on for all ports, although it's <br>only<br>apparently sending power on about 6.<br><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #8ae234; padding-left: 1ex;"><br> On December 19, 2020 10:39:14 AM EST, Neal Rhodes via Ale<br> <ale@ale.org> wrote:<br><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #fcaf3e; padding-left: 1ex;"> Our church has two Cisco SGE2010P 48 port 10/100/1000 POE switches.<br><br> They have become increasingly dodgy as they are actually needing<br> them<br> MORE. (Streaming services, all the telephones are Polycom SIP<br> phones,<br> schools program is offering distance learning for kids downstairs on<br><br> Zoom, etc)<br><br> We really need to replace one or both. 24 ports would actually be<br> plenty, and these things are freakin' loud. Like having a constant<br> vacuum cleaner in the office.<br><br> Much of the LAN wiring is historic, meaning terminated by hand, and<br> not<br> up to spec for gigabit. So, having diagnostic testing of all the<br> ports<br> and cables is essential. We've already identified a couple of<br> franken-cable runs and replaced them.<br><br> BUT, after a power-cycle last night, the good news is Speedtest<br> results<br> went from 4mbps down to 90mbps down. The bad news is the office<br> switch<br> lost all ability to test cables, forgot what time it was, and no<br> longer<br> properly reports port status. And in spite of a power cycle, it<br> insists<br> its been up for 11 days. I no longer trust it.<br><br> We need to buy a decent, quiet(er) Preferably Cisco 24 port POE<br> switch<br> ('cause all the phone-sets need POE) which doesn't need to be<br> enterprised managed, BUT does need to have port/cable testing.<br> Refurb<br> would be just fine. It's a church, and we're on a budget.<br><br> Any opinions on models AND good sources for refurbs?<br><br> Regards,<br><br> Neal<hr> Ale mailing list<br> Ale@ale.org<br> <a href="https://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale">https://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale</a><br> See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at<br> <a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo</a><br></blockquote><br> --<br> Computers amplify human error<br> Super computers are really cool<br></blockquote><hr>Ale mailing list<br>Ale@ale.org<br><a href="https://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale">https://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale</a><br>See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at<br><a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo</a><br></blockquote><hr>Ale mailing list<br>Ale@ale.org<br><a href="https://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale">https://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale</a><br>See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at<br><a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo</a><br></blockquote><hr>Ale mailing list<br>Ale@ale.org<br><a href="https://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale">https://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale</a><br>See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at<br><a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo</a><br></pre></blockquote></div><br>-- <br>Computers amplify human error<br>Super computers are really cool</body></html>