Re: network switch question...

From: paul (paulzoop_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 02/05/04 

Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2004 16:13:49 +0000

>>
>>Ohh- that all sounds too complex for me. Network sniffers and the such.
>> I tempted to go for the unmanaged switch. I know my way around linux
>>pretty well - but am I complete networking novice. I think I should
>>keep it simple (and cheap) for starters...
>>
>>Many thanks for all your help,
>
>
>
>
> YOu don't _have to_ use a sniffer, but if you get an unmanaged hub
> you'll never have the option.
>
> The procurve switches I'm familiar with were really easy to manage.
> When it boots it gets an IP address. From any desktop on your LAN you
> browse to http:\\nn.nn.nn.nn (whatever IP # dhcp assigns it.) (For
> extra credit you can figure out how to tell your dhcp server how to
> always assign a static IP address to the switch, based on the MAC
> address.)
>
> The first time your company's ISP connection seems to die you'll be
> able to see if one of your desktops has one of the blaster viruses
> that swamps the uplink bandwidth in 60 seconds, instead of having to
> unjack each desktop at the patch panel and wait and see if the problem
> clears up. Last year I had a client with unmanaged switches catch a
> virus on one of his desktops and it cost him a couple thousand in my
> time, plus lots of distruption, to find the offending PC.
>

Ok, I'm not so scared now. Doesn't sound much different from my home
wireless ADSL router/firewall.

The good things aboout this network is that there will only be about 4
people using the 20 machines. They all run linux and will be nothing
nothing but number crunching. It's not a big office with eveything
opening attachments from their "mates" and polluting the system.

I now realise that some of my old tools - like etherape wont work on a
switched hub. Am I correct thinking this? Hmmm - maybe I should look
into this some more...

Again, thanks for your time and effort,

Paul

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