I got some new goodies today

[SteveRiley]

Port #7 failed on my el-cheap-o Netgear switch the other day. That's six of eight dead. (Had I counted the uplink and waited for one more port to die, I'd have had my very own seven of nine. But I digress.)

Figuring that it's time for an upgrade, I headed over to NewEgg and splurged on some decent Cisco small-biz gear: an SG300-10 switch and an RV220W router, plus a handful of 3' cables for that fresh Ethernet feeling. Just finished the wiring and configurating and wow, verrrry nice. Should have done this ages ago. Can't wait to fiddle with all those interesting traffic manipulation options on the switch.

When I unplugged everything from the borked NetGear and picked it up, something inside it rattled...sounds like a big ball bearing rolling around in there. Time to break out the screwdriver and perform an autopswitchy, I guess.

[SteveRiley]

The heatsink came unglued! Lame.

[SecretCode]

What kind of punishment* do you put your switches through? My cheap Netgear switches have given me no such trouble.

* The switches cannae handle it, Cap'n!

[SteveRiley]

Punishment? I dunno...maybe electrons behave weirdly in Seattle or something. I just can't seem to keep consumer-grade network gear alive for longer than a year.

[SecretCode]

I believe you have rain in Seattle. Here, it's pretty dry for most of the year. Probably more electrons though, being closer to the sky.

[rms]

I believe you have rain in Seattle. Here, it's pretty dry for most of the year. Probably more electrons though, being closer to the sky.

Or maybe, there's a magnetic hill in the vicinity of Seattle.
Netgear doesn't give me any *punishment* either.

[oshunluvr]

... I'd have had my very own seven of nine....

You wish! I doubt the Mrs. would stand for it

[MoonRise]

Good one Oshunluvr. I was going to do something similar while reading this thread to see it had been done! Yeah, I would guess a lot of people would want their own 7 of 9!

[oshunluvr]

There are some very "nice" pictures of Ms. Ryan out there, but this is a family forum!

[MoonRise]

There are some very "nice" pictures of Ms. Ryan out there, but this is a family forum!

Agreed on both accounts!

[SteveRiley]

It is sooooo easy to drag you guys into the gutter with nothing more than an offhand parenthetical remark

[MoonRise]

[oshunluvr]

It is sooooo easy to drag you guys into the gutter with nothing more than an offhand parenthetical remark

So, you've assumed we don't actually live in the gutter; rather, we just visit on occasion. I thank you for that....

[bsniadajewski]

Well, when you have a bunch of mostly guys in here and you throw in a picture of her or any sexy woman (clothed I hope here), that's what you're gonna get.