[Fwd: Re: Can there be an Ethernet Switch that doesn't work with Linux???]

[Ehud Karni]

On Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:21:32 Nadav Har'El wrote:
>
> On Sun, Aug 29, 2010, shimi wrote
> > I personally take "TP-Link" and "Edimax" at about the same grade...
>
> Thanks, good to know... It appears that every 3 years when I go "shopping"
> for computer parts, half these companies have come and gone, and I no longer
> know which one has which reputation... My 10 year-old-hub that I mentioned was
> from Intel, and it still works.

First, Did you tried a fixed IP for the Linux ?

I don't have much experience (only 2 Edimax and 2 TP-link switch
routers). The companies are Chines/Taiwanese, in the market for
at least 5 years.

I had more trouble with the Edimaxes (one died after 5 years, the
other does not fully comply with its advertised properties).
I did not have any problems with the TP-link.
On the other hand I have 3COM that had problems less than a year
after I used it. Both the 3COM and Edimax had problems with the
routing side, none with the switching.

BTW. Regarding DHCP, I moved it from the router to my Linux server
     because I have more flexibility on the server.

Ehud.


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