The two others worth looking at in that space would be Foundry Networks (http://www.foundrynetworks.com) and Extreme Networks (http://www.extremenetworks.com).
Some might recommend Enterasys (http://www.enterasys.com) as well (used to be Cabletron) as well. They haven't, IMO, kept up with the others in technology. I'd completely concur, however, that the 3Com gear should go. We ditched ours a year and a half ago (in favor of Cisco) and haven't looked back. ------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: Hague, Jeff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 1:38 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Can anyone recomend a good networking list > > > 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] > _________________________________________________________________ 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]
