[Tfug] Switches

[johngalt]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bexley Hall" <bexley401>
To: <tfug at tfug.org>
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 12:18 PM
Subject: [Tfug] Switches


> Hi,
> 
> OK, I've had two 10/100 switches fail on me in
> the past 3 months.  :<  I can't believe there is
> an *ineherent* failure rate this high in such
> "fundamental" infrastructure components!  (though
> I'll admit I've never tried to figure out why they
> are so power hungry -- perhaps their choice of
> technology?)
> 
> Can anyone recommend a good vendor/model?  I am
> probably looking at 16 port hubs (so I can power
> down the hub associated with little-used devices).
> Preferably something that uses passive cooling to
> eliminate the fan noise and associated reliability
> issues.


What was the make and model on those switches?