Re: ?Plastic or Metal Ethernet Swith Housing?

From	Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.system
Subject	Re: ?Plastic or Metal Ethernet Swith Housing?
Date	2016-12-03 17:06 -0700
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On 12/3/16, 4:20 PM, in article
WoSdndrp1pTTzt7FnZ2dnUU7-I-dnZ2d@giganews.com, "Alan Browne"
<alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:

> On 2016-12-03 17:47, Snit wrote:
>> On 2016-12-03 14:11:21 +0000, Alan Browne said:
>> 
>>> On 2016-12-02 13:11, Fred Moore wrote:
>>>> I'm about to buy a gigabit Ethernet switch for my home network. I can
>>>> get one with either a plastic case or a metal one. The metal one is
>>>> about twice the price. Is there any significant benefit to the metal
>>>> case? I presume it helps protect against RF interference, but is that
>>>> normally a problem?
>>> 
>>> I'd worry more about the quality of the company providing the switch
>>> than the case.  Plastic is fine - these devices are properly tested,
>>> shielded inside where needed (more for emitted than received
>>> interference, mind you) and pretty immune to normal levels of
>>> interference that one would find at home or in an office environment.
>> 
>> Exactly what I'm thinking. Great minds think alike. :)
> 
> Great minds think differently (actually).

Agreed. So you know: the post you responded to was not mine... Carroll is
playing with socks in COLA and apparently not getting the attention he
wants. Ten to one he is the one forging me.


-- 
"When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The
foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them
as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the Lord your God." --
Leviticus 19:33-34

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?Plastic or Metal Ethernet Swith Housing? Fred Moore <fmoore@gfcn.huh> - 2016-12-02 13:11 -0500
  Re: ?Plastic or Metal Ethernet Swith Housing? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-12-02 19:16 +0000
    Re: ?Plastic or Metal Ethernet Swith Housing? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-12-02 19:24 +0000
    Re: ?Plastic or Metal Ethernet Swith Housing? Fred Moore <fmoore@gfcn.huh> - 2016-12-04 21:10 -0500
  Re: ?Plastic or Metal Ethernet Swith Housing? ErikRS <mac-dane@is.invalid> - 2016-12-02 20:45 +0100
  Re: ?Plastic or Metal Ethernet Swith Housing? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-12-02 16:35 -0500
  Re: ?Plastic or Metal Ethernet Swith Housing? nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2016-12-02 22:14 -0700
    Re: ?Plastic or Metal Ethernet Swith Housing? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-12-03 09:06 -0500
      Re: ?Plastic or Metal Ethernet Swith Housing? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-12-03 15:02 +0000
  Re: ?Plastic or Metal Ethernet Swith Housing? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-12-03 09:11 -0500
    Re: ?Plastic or Metal Ethernet Swith Housing? Snit <usenet@insanity.com> - 2016-12-03 15:47 -0700
      Re: ?Plastic or Metal Ethernet Swith Housing? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-12-03 18:20 -0500
        Re: ?Plastic or Metal Ethernet Swith Housing? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-12-03 17:06 -0700
  Re: ?Plastic or Metal Ethernet Swith Housing? Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2016-12-05 09:11 -0800
    Re: ?Plastic or Metal Ethernet Swith Housing? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-12-05 16:06 -0500
      Re: ?Plastic or Metal Ethernet Swith Housing? Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2016-12-06 10:54 -0800
        Re: ?Plastic or Metal Ethernet Swith Housing? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-12-06 14:02 -0500
        Re: ?Plastic or Metal Ethernet Swith Housing? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-12-06 19:04 -0500
    Re: ?Plastic or Metal Ethernet Swith Housing? nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2016-12-06 16:51 -0700
      Re: ?Plastic or Metal Ethernet Swith Housing? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-12-06 19:09 -0500
        Re: ?Plastic or Metal Ethernet Swith Housing? nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2016-12-06 17:15 -0700
          Re: ?Plastic or Metal Ethernet Swith Housing? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-12-06 19:18 -0500
            Re: ?Plastic or Metal Ethernet Swith Housing? nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2016-12-06 17:26 -0700
              Re: ?Plastic or Metal Ethernet Swith Housing? Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-12-06 20:26 -0500

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