RMCs campus is 1500 (1000 belong to students) machines in 40+ buildings wired with fiber and copper. There is 1 main distribution point where the servers and routers are. When I took over a year ago the entire campus was 3Com. A 3Com layer3 switch for routing and 3Com layer 2 switches and hubs for distribution. I added a low cost 3Com layer3 switch to separate the admin network from the residential network but I am kind of unhappy with it. I am looking for a good modular layer 3 & 4 switch with GB copper and 100BaseFX fiber capability. So far I have spec'd out the HP Procurve 5300 series and as soon as I have 10 or 12 hours to figure out all the parts, I want to look into Cisco's offerings. I think Cisco will be far more expensive than I can afford though. I was wondering if anyone can share experience with HP's gear and their service. I am also hoping that I can get some recommendations on other manufacturers who have this type of gear. The only ones I know of in this area are 3Com, HP and Cisco but I know there must be others. Thanks!
Jeff Hague -----Original Message----- From: Ely, Don [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 11:36 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Can anyone recomend a good networking list This list isn't too bad for that, what kind of questions do you have. I can also point you to a couple of folks who also run campus networks that you could interface with... -----Original Message----- From: Hague, Jeff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 11:25 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: OT: Can anyone recomend a good networking list I am re-engineering my campus network and need user opinions on networking gear. Does anyone know of a good list like this one that deals with routers & switches, etc? Jeff Hague _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
