"smart" switch recommendations?

[Eric W. Bates]

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Mark Bucciarelli wrote:
> We are looking to buy a new smart (aka a dumbed-down managed)
> switch.
> 
> I read the recent Tom's Hardware review [1] of the Netgear
> FS728TS, and price- and feature-wise it looks like what we need
> EXCEPT THAT the setup utility is Windows-only and the web gui
> doesn't display properly in Firefox, two show-stoppers for us.
> 
> Any recommendations?  
> 
> m

We've been very happy with Baystacks.  Used 350 and 450's can be
purchased inexpensively on e-bay. Configuration is via serial port,
telnet or a java applet. The java applet has been flakey on my FBSD
workstation; but I haven't tried it in a while. Config file,
unfortunately, is a binary.

> [1] http://www.tomsnetworking.com/2006/03/13/netgear_fs728ts/
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