WS-C2960-24TC-L Review - Cisco 2960 Switch

Aug 09 , 2022 1285

In today's society, the Internet has become an indispensable thing for everyone. Everyone's life is closely related to the Internet. As long as there is a switch, any two network nodes can exchange information. It is with the switch that we have such a rich Internet life. There are also many brand models of the switch. Here we tell you the advantage and disadvantage of WS-C2960-24TC-L.

WS-C2960-24TC-L Specs

The Cisco 2960 switch series is also divided into many models of products, the first to introduce you is cisco2960-24tc.

WS-C2960-24TC-L is a smart switch, its application layer is two layers, its transmission rate is 100mbps, product memory DRAM memory is 64MB, FLASH memory is 32MB, its exchange method is storage and forwarding.

The port structure is un-patterned, the number of ports is 26, it supports VLAN and supports QOS, the working temperature is 0 to 45 degrees Celsius, and the working humidity is 10% to 85%.

The difference between cisco2960-24TT is that the product memory is 64MB, and the biggest difference between the pc2960-48TC is that it has 64MB of product memory, and it's port number is 26, which is two more.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Cisco WS-C2960-24TC-L

 Of course, not all products are perfect, there are always some advantages and disadvantages, look at it together. 

Advantage of Cisco WS-C2960-24TC-L Switch

It is the most classic one in the C29XX series, and its price is also the cheapest, full-featured. This switch is a standard cisco ios management interface.  It can be divided by vlan. By setting a simple asl rule, the port transmission rate can be adjusted, which can effectively realize network control and connect to the device through the optical fiber to enhance network security.  

Disadvantages of Cisco WS-C2960-24TC-L Switch

The manual of the switch and the CD-ROM and other things are not, the packaging is too simple, if it is a novice, you may not know how to use it at first.  It is not a full Gigabit interface, nor a router function.  In addition, the application layer of this switch is two layers. Many switches on the market now have three layers and do not support Layer 3 routing.  And it takes a long time to start the switch, which is longer than the boot time of the switch on the market.

Summary:

Although it does not have the function of a router, the boot time is very long. But at the same time, you can not deny the advantages of this switch.

It is stable enough, can protect the user's privacy completely, easy to use and easy to manage and powerful and stable.

This switch is completely sufficient for the average small and medium-sized enterprise, the price is cheap, and more importantly, the user interface name is entered in the setting interface. The passwords were not actively told until it took more than a week to tell, which is very secure for the security of the enterprise.

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