Ok, So I know there is a big difference in the cost and performance of Cisco (even lower end models) and let say a netgear switch. But where do the difference lay? I know that there are memory issues and back plain differences in these 2 classes of switches. But how do I find out what a lower cost switch will perform like. I was doing some bench marking on a NetGear 100Mb switch, between a large file transfer off a Win2k Server and a client. The through put was only a few Meg a best. The NIC in the server is a Gbit NIC and shouldn't be over whelmed by a simple file transfer. (I was running this while every one else was out of office so I know that's not an issue). I know that with Ethernet there is collisions and the like so I may not get true 100Mb performance but the results were horrible. What should I look for even in lower cost switches to be sure I get at least decent performance out of them?
Even if you ramble on in this point, GREAT! The more you know the better I say. Thanks all, Steve Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=74987&t=74987 -------------------------------------------------- **Please support GroupStudy by purchasing from the GroupStudy Store: http://shop.groupstudy.com FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html
