James wrote:
COST is the key factor. Why pay somebody for something, when you can get
equivalent functionality for very few dollars. A flat hub is all
I need (want)...... With a flat hub and a portable, you can mix in
any amount of target software and do many things with a flat but
and a linux device.
I'd consider an embedded (linux) board with a few ports, if they
are or can be setup as a flat hub.
Thanks for your input,
Cost is pretty low these days. $300 for 10/100 24 port with vlans and
port mirroring.
http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/pwcnt_3424?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&cs=04
Not sure the throughput you're dealing with, but I had issues with
anything over 15-20 mb/s being moved down to half duplex. If you're just
messing about home or in a low bandwidth office this doesn't matter so much.
I've got two 5234's (same thing with GigE and bigger backplane) I'd let
go for $500 + shipping if you or anyone else is interested. :-)
kashani
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