asked on

Need to replace an SR224 24-port switch with its 48 port equivalent

Hi All,

I'm doing a little bit of network upgrading work in my kid's school and currently they have a Linksys SR224G 24-port switch and it's maxed out. I need to replace it with a 48-port equivalent.

I'm thinking of the Linksys SLM248P-G5. Would this be suitable? I'm assuming I'll literally just pull the other one out, pop this one in and recable. Am I correct?

Thanks,
Jeff

chrismanncalgavin

Looks ok to me but you might want to bear in mind that the SLM248P-G5 is a managed switch which has extra functions and also 2 special ports designed for uplinks (connections to other switches).
I believe you can probably use these as normal ports though, which would mean you could literally replace it like for like with the other one.
It would however be cheaper to use a non-managed switch unless you plan on monitoring and controlling who has access to certain resources / traffic etc.

We use Dlink switches which are cheaper and do the job, but depends on the money available as Linksys are probably better.
You could pick one up for around £200 for a low end model.

jeffeld

ASKER

Ah... wondered why it was that much more expensive :-)

Would a SLM248G-G5 be a more suitable replacement? Here's the link to it on the suppliers website (have to use them as the school has a ¬2000 prize to spend!)

http://www.cxcommerce.com/pgProduct.htm~cx~7E77839DD37678338BD84FD5B7FFE14730A3944E571AC00D0C1A8E0E8E85F89CF4D699DFDB81E953DDF96F0DEE8B89CDF8132FE25148

Cheers!

ASKER CERTIFIED SOLUTION

chrismanncalgavin

membership

This solution is only available to members.

To access this solution, you must be a member of Experts Exchange.

Start Free Trial

jeffeld

ASKER

Brilliant. Thanks very much!