New to the IT world and was... looking for some decently priced Cisco products to practice and study with. I ended up getting two 2950T switches in the order, meaning it had some gigabit capability which was a great surprise. Was very pleased with the products, they all came working beautifully, and it's great working hands-on instead of virtually. They even took the RJ-45 to USB console cable I bought for them which I was incredibly happy about. They've been running non-stop since I got them, and I've put them to use in a personal home lab. For the price they make a great learning tool and hobby item, but the product is several years passed its end-of-life date.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
This is a defective item.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Good: Cisco 2950 has 24 ports, all o...f which can be either used as they come, or can be configured for a specific purpose. For the price, you cannot purchase a new switch of equal value in a store, its just not possible. The amount of settings and configurations you can choose is huge, which comes in handy. The ability to define and implement VLANs is reason enough to buy a switch of this caliber. Bad: buying anything Cisco requires some information to use. You need to be familiar with Cisco IOS and own a serial console cable to configure it. The ugly: the switch I purchased still had old config files on it from the previous owner, which meant it was password protected. I needed to reference the cisco website ( or Cisco CCNA Portable Command Guide)to find the steps to override the password, which can only be done with physical access to the switch itself. After that, works flawlessly. ( which just means that somebody was lazy when the decommissioned their equipment, potentially leaving behind traces of corporate network information) Overall, Cisco equipment is built like a tank, and a great deal to find used. I love my switch, and I'm sure anyone else that is looking for quality equipment will too.
Pro: When you buy CISCO you get r...eliability and a good product overall for those who know how to use it. The CISCO 2950 series switch has been around for a long time and I've had a good long history with these. In my opinion, they are very impressive and have worked well in many a tough environments which I have observed - such as closets that are constantly flooded with water and high levels of humidity with lots of shock. You wont' go wrong when buying one of these if your after solidity, just be aware that updates are hard to come by these days but can be found with good support from the online communities because of their age. Con: The age of these units and their speed basically leaves them in the dust when it comes to the latest equipment available. Don't buy if you need performance and speed because it'll just disappoint. However, as a training tool or something that stable for a home network it's a great piece of equipment - Yes it's only 10/100.
This is Cisco equipment, so it's pretty much a no-brainer t...hat you are dealing with top-notch stuff. Don't let the size fool you, it is easy to move around. LED indicator lights are quite helpful. It's a managed switch, so you pretty much have full control over everything. The only thing you need to take into consideration is the fact that it is a 10/100 switch. The world is going gigabit, but a 24 port managed gigabit switch is going to cost a pretty penny.
