What the heck will I do with this beast...

[raindog308]

A cousin (who also works in IT) asked my wife, "do you think your husband would want this?"

"Probably," she said.

A couple hours later, I'm pulling it out of the van.  

48-port HP ProCurve 8000m.  Only bummer is that all the ports are 10/100 - no gigabit.  

Haven't turned it on yet...

 

[zzrok]

Use it as a space heater?  That thing looks like it consumes a lot of power.

 

[raindog308]

Use it as a space heater?  That thing looks like it consumes a lot of power.

 

[comXyz]

Buy 48 new machines and play around with it.

 

[MannDude]

Rasperry Pi cluster?

Use it for parts to create some tech-art?

Use it as a boat anchor?

 

[drmike]

Perfectly usable, not exactly the most efficient way...

Cluster.

 

[Aldryic C'boas]

Donate it to the "million dollar network" chumps, as it's clearly a step up from their current spaghetti mess.

 

[MannDude]

The important question is: What sort of cake is on your counter?

 

[raindog308]

The important question is: What sort of cake is on your counter?

http://www.cooksrecipes.com/cake/peanut-butter-cake-with-frosting-recipe.html


I made it and it's delicious! I used a chocolate cake mix but it's also good with a butter cake mix.

 

[HalfEatenPie]

Oh snappp!!!  Haha.  

Cakes and Networking in this thread!  What else?  Cookies?

But yeah.  I recommend you use it as a space heater for the coming winter months!  

 

[pcan]

48-port HP ProCurve 8000m.  Only bummer is that all the ports are 10/100 - no gigabit.  

The switch has 80 ports, actually. It is old but technical specifications are still good. Backplane speed is 3.8 Gbps, each port has 512KB buffer, all the essential features are here, pre-owned gigabit/fiber modules are easily sourced from ebay. Not so useful anymore for general computing requirements, still enough for VoIP or thin client connections. It probably works, that line of switches was sturdy. You can resell it on ebay and get 150-300$.

 

[William]

Beware: 80 Ports - 3.8Gbps /Backplane is only 47Mbit per port dedicated.

 

[Varcoe]

Sell it on ebay for $100 lol.

 

[raindog308]

The switch has 80 ports, actually.

Yeah, I can't count.  You're right.

I will probably play with it for a bit and if I can't find a use, donate it.  I think some projects could use another switch.

 

[SentinelTower]

I wonder what is the use of the small jumper on the bottom left corner