NAS + network setup

From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)28 Oct 2014 19:06
To: patch 12 of 19
Thanks. Looks like this will do the job for not too much $$$.
From: patch28 Oct 2014 19:11
To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) 13 of 19
Can that do etherchannels and/or trunks, then? Your link mentions VLANs, but not much else.
From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)28 Oct 2014 19:14
To: patch 14 of 19
Yeah, according to the manual:
Quote: 
L2 Features > Port Trunking
The Trunking function allows the switch to combine two or four ports together to increase bandwidth. Select the Trunking Groups, choose the Members to be grouped together, and then click Apply to activate the selected Trunking Groups. Up to eight Trunking Groups may be created, each supporting up to four ports.
From: patch28 Oct 2014 19:23
To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) 15 of 19
Fair enough. That should work nicely.
From: Wattsy (SLAYERPUNX)30 Oct 2014 15:01
To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) 16 of 19
Netgear are not back for switches and are a lot cheaper and easier to configure than Cisco kit.

Something like this will work great on a small network and can easily be extended to another switch using the two fiber channels ports. You can also setup trucking easily using the web interface  using LACP.

http://www.uk.insight.com/en-gb/productinfo/network-switches/0002656863

I do like Cisco kit but its a pain for a quick job that doesn need anything complicated.
From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)30 Oct 2014 17:07
To: Wattsy (SLAYERPUNX) 17 of 19
Cisco's out of my price range. The one I linked to is a 16-port dlink (appropriately enuf). I'd rather get a 24-port though. Unfortunately the one you linked to (or something like) is also out of my price range http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833122600. It seems you pay by the port for these things.
From: Wattsy (SLAYERPUNX)30 Oct 2014 19:43
To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) 18 of 19
Oh the exchange rate is not on your side. That's $186 of goodness though!
From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)30 Oct 2014 20:01
To: Wattsy (SLAYERPUNX) 19 of 19
Yeah. :-/