Buy Cisco WS-C2960-24TC-S Catalyst 2960 24-port 10/100 SwitchCisco WS-C2960-24TC-S Catalyst 2960 24-port 10/100 Switch Product Description:
- 2PORT SFP 10/100/1000 LAN LITE SW
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Cisco Catalyst 2960-24TC-S Switch with LAN Lite software fixed configuration, standalone switch provide desktop Fast Ethernet connectivity for entry level wiring closet and small branch office networks. The Cisco Catalyst 22960-24TC-S LAN Lite Switch simplify the migration from non-intelligent hubs and unmanaged switches to a fully scalable managed network. The LAN Lite Cisco IOS Software provides entry level security, quality of service (QoS), and availability capabilities while lowering the network total cost of ownership.
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workhorse L2 switch
By Omar Siddique
The C2960-24TC-S is the 10/100 + gig-uplink version of the workhorse Cisco2960. I run a number of 2960s (various models) for work, including a recent purchase of this model. They offer a full set of features (QoS, trunking, VLANs, traffic shaping, SNMP, etc), but we primarily use them for straightforward Layer2 switching while gathering simple traffic stats.Unlike cheaper switches in this space, the uplink/SFP ports are not shared, and can be used as normal ports, making this effectively a 26-port switch. (but you have to use just one of the UTP or the SFP for the uplinks). Cisco SFPs are required (and are expensive). Other brands (including CiscoLinksys) will show up as disabled/error.This model is lower-priced in part because it runs the Cisco "Lan Lite" IOS (rather than "Lan Base"). For most users, this won't make a difference, but noteworthy since LanLite and LanBase installations are not interchangeable. Cisco lists these differences, that are missing in LanLite: * gigabit on all ports (the all-gig switches are LanBase) * RPS support, larger range of SFP models * Layer 2-4 ACLs, DHCP snooping, 802.1x enhancements * Some additional QoS capabilities * Higher network-level availability (eg Flex Links) * Larger number of VLANsFor most of my installs, I don't miss these features other than the gig-on-all-ports (skipping that is a cost-based decision).My very recent purchase was manufactured Feb2010 and shipped with IOS 12.2(44)SE6 . IOS releases are frequent, and I noticed there have been 6 minor releases already for this switch since then, but fortunately the updates are available as free downloads (after registration) from the Cisco support site.After trying various other brands (and having lots of reliability and throughput problems), I've decided you get what you pay for in L2 managed switches, and now I specify only Cisco, and usually a 2960. Highly recommended.
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