I’m going to replace a bad LinkSys 24 port hub (EtherFast 10/100 Auto-Sensing, Model No. EFAH24) with a new switch instead of a new hub. Since I’ve had relatively good performance with LinkSys, and the rest of the hubs and switches on the LAN are LinkSys, I’m leaning towards staying with that brand. The switches I’m considering are the following:
EtherFast? II 10/100 Managed 24-Port Gigabit Switch, Model EG24M
(No uplink ports)
EtherFast Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch, Model EF24G2
(This does have uplink ports as well)
EtherFast? II 10/100 24-port Switch, Model EF2S24
(No uplink ports)
Are there any opinions on these switches and the differences between them? Is there another one I should consider? What are the merits of using a switch instead of a hub?
They will connect clients (no servers) on a 50+ station LAN.
Maxwell
