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Netgear GSM7324 24-Port Layer 3 Switch
Studio : Netgear
by Netgear
Brand : Netgear
Model : GSM7324NA
Publisher : Netgear
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
EAN : 0606449029062
UPC : 606449029062
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 2 reviews)
List Price : $2,372.00
Our Price : Too low to display
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Box Contents - GSM7324 Managed Gigabit Switch, Null modem cable, Rack-mount kit, Installation guide, Resource CD-ROM, Warranty card and Support information card
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Routing - IPv4 routing at wire speed, with up to 512 routes per unit, VRRP (IP redundancy), ICMP, RIP I and RIP II, OSPF2, and DHCP/BOOTP relay
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Switching - Port trunking, broadcast storm protection, extensive VLAN support, IGMP snooping, Rapid Spanning Tree and link aggregation
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Quality of Service - DiffServ, access control lists and bandwidth provisioning
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User Interfaces - Command Menu Interface via console port, Web-based management via web browser and Telnet remote login
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Product Description |
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The GSM7324 Netgear Managed Gigabit Switch helps maximize your network capabilities with all the Layer 3 features you expect. 10/100/1000 switch provides the control you need and the future proofing you want. The GSM7324 is ideal as a backbone for 10/100 switches, Gigabit servers or as the robust core of a demanding, all-Gigabit network. The GSM7324 can be used to inexpensively off-load routers that are segmenting your network and lay the groundwork for IP-based services. Layer 3 routing combined with Quality of Service bandwidth provisioning and access control features enable Voice over IP (VoIP) telephony and video conferencing. The GSM7324 Layer 3 Managed Gigabit Switch provides both Layer 2 and Layer 3 managed switching functionality. The GSM7324 provides powerful, high-performance data routing and forwarding via 24 auto-sensing, auto-negotiating, Gigabit Ethernet ports. 24 Gigabit Ethernet ports are copper with four ports offering optional hot-swappable SFP slots, enabling fiber connections. The GSM7324 is simple to set up and use with an intuitive browser interface for easy configuration. Choose from two management interface options, an easy-to-follow, browser-based interface and a command line interface, available through console or Telnet. Physical Interfaces - 24 RJ-45 connectors for 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX and 1000BASE-T (Auto Uplink on all ports), Four small form-factor pluggable (SFP) modules for fiber Gigabit Ethernet interfaces and RS-232 Console Port LEDs - Speed, Link, Activity Per port and Power, Fan Status Per device Dimensions - Width 17.32 x Depth 15.16 x Height 1.7 (440x385x43mm) Weight - 12 pounds (5.5 kg) |
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Unreliable Switch |
A client of mine has 15 Netgear GSM7324's. Within a 10 month period, I needed to RMA 6 of the units. The biggest issue with these switches is that they "freeze." All the lights maybe stuck on, and the switch itself becomes unresponsive. At this point, the switch may or may not reboot on its own. If you reboot it manually, by pulling the power, the status light will blink [as if it is booting]. However, the switch never boots.
If a console cable is attached to the switch as the reboot happens, it will show that there is an "unknown PCI Device," and then name the product number of the Motorola board. It will also say "unknown box topology," then go into a reboot-loop.
I have tried reloading the firmware on the switch, and this does not fix the issue. I have noticed that half of the switches that break have been configured with VLANs, but the other half are just "wide open" switches, with only the IP address / gateway assigned.
Tech support used to be really good. Decision One was handling the higher level support. However, now all the tech support is handled overseas in India. The technicians are nice, but not as capable as Decision One was.
The switch itself performs pretty well, but I would not recommend using it in an environment where network stability is important. |
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If you hate network uptime, get this switch |
I used to hate network uptime. When the LAN was up for more than a few days at a time, I would get angry and punchy.
That has all changed, friends.
Now that I have the Netgear GSM7324, I don't have to worry about the network being up for too long; it automatically kills the LAN on it's own.
The best part is, it is totally unpredictable, so each time my users yell "Hey, I can't get to wiki" or "Is there something wrong with the Internet?", it's like a special surprise for everybody.
I mean really, do you really _need_ access to your gateway while trying to commit CVS at the end of the day? And who wants to be able to read email while at work? It's much better to pay a bunch of software engineers and marketing consultants to sit idle while the IT guy is power cycling all the switches on the network trying to clear up whatever happy fun issue is taking down LAGs and VLANs one by one.
Sure, I could have bought a Cisco, but that drab bluegreygreen color totally clashes with my server room. Also, there is my hatred of a stable network to consider.
I'm sure if I was just using this switch to do simple layer 2 stuff my LAN would stay up longer, but since I wanted to actually break the network as fast as ARP'ingly possible, I made sure to turn on some of the features Netgear claims this box can support.
I would have given this unit a higher rating, but sometimes my network is up for nearly half a week before it dies. That's nearly two and one half days without my users sitting idle while I troubleshoot, or going home early because they can't get anything done at work.
One last advantage of using this Netgear "layer 3 switch" is their superb support team. I used to have to sit on the phone with other company's support staff, getting answers to my questions, or offers to VPN in to take a look at the situation. Now, I am all smiles as I get the same exact say statement each time I call support.
I don't have to worry anymore about getting help with the problem from a qualified network engineer type.
Could you pass the Dosas? |
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