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GS305EPP - latency or no reply when pinging the IP address of my switch
Hello Community, I am utilizing various managed switches from Netgear, among which are three GS305EPP models. For monitoring purposes, I have been pinging these managed switches every 90 seconds. Wh...
Dear Kurt,
First and foremost, I want to express my sincere appreciation for sharing such a detailed and enlightening explanation. Your 40 years of experience in networking shines through, and I feel fortunate to benefit from your insights.
I must admit, I was unaware of some of the limitations you pointed out regarding the GS305EPP switches, and your clarification helps me understand the situation much better. Your perspective has provided me a broader view of real-life networking, and I'm thankful for that.
Given your vast experience in the field, may I inquire if you could recommend another 5-port managed switch with POE (120W) that I could reliably monitor via ping and does not share the issues you highlighted about the GS305EPP?
Once again, thank you for taking the time to educate and guide me.
Kind regards,
Alex.
Dear Alex,
Any Smart Managed, Managed Switch, or even the decent MultiGig Plus switches will do the job.
Instead of just replacing the hardware, consider to change your monitoring strategy for the Plus switches like the GS305EPP. Being aware of the limitations now, consider to monitor connected devices more tightly, instead of starting event handling or troubleshooting early. There re many more factors to check, before being alerted because a switch does not answer an ICMP echo request.
Nothing to loose.
Thank you for the flowers. Have fun with your network!
Regards,
-Kurt.
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