pantscat Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 Following my network upgrade last summer I've got a 3Com 7754 core switch that's just sitting in the corner of my office. It's free to a good home if anyone would like to collect it? It's VERY heavy though... I'm in Croydon btw. 1
Butuz Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 Super generous. I'd bite your hand off if you were nearer it would make a perfect SAN switch for us! +rep Butuz
pantscat Posted March 21, 2011 Author Posted March 21, 2011 Aww gee shucks. <\blushes> Hmm... I wonder if I could get my mileage paid for and go on a "fact finding" mission to Wales...
pantscat Posted March 21, 2011 Author Posted March 21, 2011 Oh yes, it's managed all right. Have a look here: 3Com® Switch 7754 4-Slot Chassis Kit (3C16894) - Features & Benefits
featured_spectre Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 (edited) Croyden is far, especially as we went crystal palace the other month, if you can deliver it, I can sort you one of my schools dinners done by a michelin star chef - Joe from CP is proof of deliciousness. Edited March 21, 2011 by featured_spectre
EduTech Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 I could go for a drive and collect it I like going out and about down the motorway for the fun of it hehe! @Nephilim - Won't I be paying you a visit anyway some time soon. James.
pantscat Posted March 22, 2011 Author Posted March 22, 2011 @nephilim - not sure I can stretch to delivery! Even with the offer of Michelin starred food...
featured_spectre Posted March 22, 2011 Posted March 22, 2011 I can slip a tenner cash as well. lol What modules come with it?
pantscat Posted March 22, 2011 Author Posted March 22, 2011 I'm not that cheap... Quite cheap though. It's got two 48 port ethernet modules in it... I think it's also got two PSUs... I could double-check, but that would involve turning it around to look!
pantscat Posted March 22, 2011 Author Posted March 22, 2011 No. But I do have a moon on a stick that I just found in the server room. :-)
featured_spectre Posted March 22, 2011 Posted March 22, 2011 inbox me your details pantscat. May be able to sort something out.
pantscat Posted March 22, 2011 Author Posted March 22, 2011 Whitgift... (shh, I'm trying to keep a low profile though).
pantscat Posted March 22, 2011 Author Posted March 22, 2011 Pop in for a cuppa... You work for JP at the Harris Foundation don't you?
featured_spectre Posted March 22, 2011 Posted March 22, 2011 If James can get a spot at Ashmans house, I will ask him to pick it up. Lol
pantscat Posted March 25, 2011 Author Posted March 25, 2011 MORE FREE STUFF* Having a bit more of a tidy up and we've got approximately 100 "SparkLan" (No, I've never heard of them either) wireless access points available for grabs. They'll do 802.11g... and allegedly do WPA encryption (but in practice once they've got two devices connected they'll crash, so it's best to stick with WEP). Any takers? I could probably throw in a shed load of PoE injectors too... (assuming that I can find them!). *Free but a bit crap.
Linux_Nut Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 silly quiestion i am sure, Is the switch still available?
jonnymcguigan Posted May 22, 2011 Posted May 22, 2011 MORE FREE STUFF* Having a bit more of a tidy up and we've got approximately 100 "SparkLan" (No, I've never heard of them either) wireless access points available for grabs. They'll do 802.11g... and allegedly do WPA encryption (but in practice once they've got two devices connected they'll crash, so it's best to stick with WEP). Any takers? I could probably throw in a shed load of PoE injectors too... (assuming that I can find them!). *Free but a bit crap. Late I know - but are the SparkLAN's with the PoE's still available? Got a great project idea for them...
pantscat Posted May 23, 2011 Author Posted May 23, 2011 All the kit is gone I'm afraid. I'm intrigued to know what the project was...
jonnymcguigan Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 Using wifi routers with basic wep to transmit video and audio signal. I did manage to link a DVD Player to a projector (over 300m line of sight) last year using two Draytek Vigor AP800's. I was thinking of a similar idea - but maybe adding something like a xibo installation, converting it from VGA to Composite AV and then sending it to various repeaters which would take the signal... and display it. The SparkLAN firmware inside would, I believe possibly support it... and allow for easy data transmission, without too much hassle! We did something similar with clever boffins from the Uni in Nov '10 and it was too good a list of kit to miss! back to the drawing board! Going to have to look for some other AP's.... Thankyou anyway though!
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