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Jumbo Frames = Jumbo Headache!

This has been a fascinating, if not sometimes spirited, conversation :)

A lot of good info here. More about switches than Jumbo Frames :)

This weekend I re-arranged all my network stuff into a new 'cabinet', and found that I'm actually out of ports on my DLink DGS-2008. That won't do at all. And the 4 ports on the Router are all filled with 100mbit devices (printers, voip box, etc...)

Time for a larger switch. A 16 port.

After doing some price shopping, it looked like this would be a good time to step up one level in quality/performance. At least in perceived quality/performance. We'll see !

Since it was on sale for $189, I went with the Dell PowerConnect 2716.

16 GB ports, full wire speed, all the right protocol bullets, jumbo frames, and it's even 'semi-managed' via a web interface for VLAN, etc...

Looks like a decent compromise from the typical SoHo router under $100, and the dizzyingly expensive corporate stuff that seems to be in the thousands.

No complaints in online reviews, except one, and that is that there is no way to save custom configurations. Should not be an issue for me as I intend on using it in default, non-managed mode. At least to start.
 
TechLarry said:
there is no way to save custom configurations. Should not be an issue for me as I intend on using it in default, non-managed mode. At least to start.
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No that won't do, if you're serious about jumbo frames -- they're disabled in this switch when you run it in unmanaged mode / default. But that's not a huge problem. I agree with keeping it simple and leaving it as much as possible on default configuration, but this is one exception.

Here are the configuration changes I recommend:

1. Setting the password
2. Setting the IP to be on your subnet
3. Enabling jumbo frames

The login can be a bit quirky. I've only found it to work in IE.

Note that if you have to reset it using the reset button, you'll lose the management and settings including jumbo frames.
 
Hmmm... Maybe I should go with the DLink DGS-1216T instead...

Only problem I've heard is that the fan is noisy...
 
Ok, I changed my mind again. Based on what a few others have told me, I cancelled the Dell order and ordered the DLink DGS-1216T instead.

I'll live with the fan :)
 
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