On Mon, May 14, 2007 at 10:02:45AM +0100, Ted Harding wrote:
Thanks for the comments on Netgear kit!
People who've replied seem to be happy with the hardware reliability, so that's a comfort.
My concerns about Netgear go back to buying a 4-port hub which, after it had been running for a few minutes, would stop working. Apparently due to over-heating, since if switched off and left for say 30 minutes to cool down, it would work again, for a few minutes ...
I'd have returned it at this point as a dodgy switch from the batch - not had any problems with netgear switches, and we've got "several" GigE fanless "dumb" switches in our office... they're really rather reliable (there's 2 of them sitting on this desk, for a start).
Since I reckon no decent manufacturer should get it wrong at that sort of level, it somewhat put me off Netgear.
If you thought that, why didn't you return it under manufacturers warranty and get them to replace it?
Cheers,