[OmniOS-discuss] the right card for a server

[Michael Mounteney]

> On 1/10/14, 12:46 AM, Saso Kiselkov wrote:
>> How about getting a dedicated 8-port gig switch? Sure, it can be a bit
>> of extra hassle, but for the kind of money you'll spend on a 4-port
>> gig-E server NIC you can also get a reasonable dedicated rack-mountable
>> 8-port gig-E switch (Linksys SRW2008 seems like a workable basic switch
>> for SOHO deployments).
>
> You may also want to have a look at Cisco's 300 series of SOHO switches.
> I'm seeing a SG 300-10 (10-port gig-E managed) for about $200 on Amazon
> - that's damn cheap for a Cisco-anything. Maybe they're crap, haven't
> tried one myself, though it does look tempting...

I already have a secondhand Netgear GS724T which hopefully should be up to
the job.

Thanks again,

Michael.