mackme to time matter 8.0 then to 9.0)our current in house network is all 10/100 wireless router(linksys w45g) and a 24 port switch with a 20 port switch daisy chained off that to serve offices next door.
our internet is a nominal 8mb down 768 up. Comcast.
we will be adding some kind of cisco firewall on the front end
the 24 port switch is about 5 years old, can't remember the brand but close to a grand new. It has a lifetime warranty, if your willing to ship it and wait, or you can do a hot swap for a couple of hundred bucks.
the throughput on the system is generally fine, but it can only support about 4 streaming video/audio apps
does it make and sense to go to a 1 gigabit router and a 1 gigabit switch?
I was in OM the other day and they had a 1 gig version of the same router for about $100
the fan is going up on the big switch, and i'm sure all the new stuff is 10/100/1 gig, so that could be replaced under the warranty for a couple of hundred bucks?
I realize that it won't make any difference with the internet, but we do a fair amount of looking at internal files over the network (we scan every piece of paper that comes through the door). We also do backups from one computer to another.
any ideas are welcomed!
TIA
when i told hq that we might be a little short on the server side (dell p4 2400 installed 1999) they said, ok as long as our people spec it for you, we'll pay for it. I did what they asked and the puppy arrived today in a Dell box with wooden supports on the bottom. box must weight ~ 100 lbs.
inside is a dual quad core xeon (try saying that fast) , 4 gb ram, 4 hdd /raid 5.
after i figure out how to make it do what the boss wants, I'm gonna use it to take over the Nigerian Space program
