Just a question what is the group opinion on Dell L3 Power Connect
switch's ?
Best regards,
Fernando
Jeff McAdams wrote:
Tim Durack wrote:
I guess we've had good experience with ProCurve, so have stuck with them.
I also like the fact that it is the same code train for the 5400
chassis and
As another Procurve user (also 3500's)...I'd point out that Procurve has
a lifetime warranty on their gear.
...and the stuff seems to last forever too. We still have quite a few
4000M-series 80-port switches in production, as well as newer models.
They are bulletproof... just run and run and
Tim Durack wrote:
> I guess we've had good experience with ProCurve, so have stuck with them.
> I also like the fact that it is the same code train for the 5400
> chassis and 3500 fixed-format. Less work for me when it comes to the
> test-upgrade cycle. We also make heavy use of sFlow monitoring
>
I guess we've had good experience with ProCurve, so have stuck with them.
I also like the fact that it is the same code train for the 5400
chassis and 3500 fixed-format. Less work for me when it comes to the
test-upgrade cycle. We also make heavy use of sFlow monitoring
(although I believe Foundry
On Thu, 3 Apr 2008, Tim Durack wrote:
The HP 3500 is a fixed format 24/48 port 10/100/1000 with 4
dual-personality SFP ports. You can slap a 10Gig expansion module in
the back. Around $3k/$6k for the 24/48 port
We only run basic L2 stuff, although the unit supports L3.
Foundry FLS624/648 is
The HP ProCurve 3500/5400 range is working nicely for us.
The 3500 is a fixed format 24/48 port 10/100/1000 with 4
dual-personality SFP ports. You can slap a 10Gig expansion module in
the back. Around $3k/$6k for the 24/48 port
We prefer the 5406 chassis, as it is more flexible. Does consume mor
We run nortel 5530. They are not exactly "cheap" by my standards for
24 GE (10k list), but they do have 2x10G. Also they don't play nice
with rstp to cisco, and I still can't figure out how to get it to show
me stp port status. Both vendors in the tree think they're root. CLI
is tolerable, but if
Are you wanting hardened devices for an outside cabinet install (if it's
going outside then you'd better want hardened devices) or is this for an
internal environmentally-sound install? What's your definition of "long
distance"? 1800ft, 10km, 20km, 40km, 70, 80, 110? Assuming SMF, do you
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On Tue, 1 Apr 2008, Andrew Staples wrote:
Speaking of running gig long distances, does anyone on the list have
suggestions on a >8 port L2 switch with fiber ports based on personal
experience? Lots of 48 port gig switches have 2-4 fiber uplink ports, but
this means daisy-chains instead of hub/s
> Speaking of running gig long distances, does anyone on the list have
> suggestions on a >8 port L2 switch with fiber ports based on personal
> experience? Lots of 48 port gig switches have 2-4 fiber uplink ports, but
> this means daisy-chains instead of hub/spoke. Looking for a central switch
I have one of these.
http://www.netgear.com/Products/Switches/Layer3ManagedSwitches/GSM7328FS.aspx
Relatively inexpensive, and works happily with Cisco or OEM GBICs. I've
always had good success working with their engineering folks for feature
requests and troubleshooting. My main gripe is the
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