Any switch that supports vlans will do this--if you're looking for _cheap_ hardware then try ebay--you won't find a managed switch, new, that costs less than two unmanaged switches.
Personally though I would go for physical isolation regardless of the technology I was using.
Hi, I need to setup two independent network spurs for public and private lan segments. I know i can do this with two physical switches, however to save space im wondering if i can get a switch which i can partition the ports into two seperate logical networks, for example:
ports 1-8: network a ports 9-16: network B
and no data will echo between. I think this is possible with managed switches, so basically im after recommendations for cheap hardware that will allow me to do this.
Many thanks.
Chris
Indeed, i have been reading up just now (sorry should have done that before posting!), i have just seen HP 2524 which is rated very highly... as you say VLAN is what im looking for :)
Cheers
On 17.12.2005 13:46 Chris Morley wrote
Actually what you are looking for is a switch which can do Vlans. Most of the switches which do Vlan are also manageable. Look at D-Link or Linksys (there are many others) for affordable hardware which can do that.
Arnold
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