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thebusdet
Dec 06, 2012Aspirant
Is this a good setup? [Pro 6 + drives + switches]
Hi, We are replacing an older, sparc-based NV+ on our network. Here's what I'm considering: (1) ReadyNAS Pro 6 diskless (4) WD RE4 WD2003FYYS 2 TB hard drives (2) Netgear GS116 (to replace...
thebusdet
Dec 06, 2012Aspirant
Thanks for your help!
My biggest concern was the GS116 out of my list -- are you saying that without 802.3x support, everything will run at the speed of the slowest connected device? (So if I had any fast devices connected, everything would slow down to be compatible with them)?
[EDIT: My concern is that I have never administered a managed switch before. So I was leaning toward an unmanaged solution if possible.]
Thank you again.
My biggest concern was the GS116 out of my list -- are you saying that without 802.3x support, everything will run at the speed of the slowest connected device? (So if I had any fast devices connected, everything would slow down to be compatible with them)?
[EDIT: My concern is that I have never administered a managed switch before. So I was leaning toward an unmanaged solution if possible.]
Thank you again.
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