I too have used the EIF line of switches in a hosting enviorment, I have seen the same random lockups and poor performance. They are in fact OEMed for Foundry.
I believe Foundry is starting to shy away from them in favor of their brand new FLS line of switches. These are L2 only switches, pretty much identical to the FWSX line, minus the in chassis redundant power option, and no POE options. Redundant power is possible with a external RPS device. And they are 1U also. But they are Foundry made, line rate switches, with sflow, and a 10 gig uplink option. We have a order in for several with one test switch onsite in production and its great. It does everything as advertised. Brendan From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:foundry-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Chris Gauthier Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 10:49 AM To: foundry-nsp at puck.nether.net Subject: Re: [f-nsp] Foundry EIF48GS switch I would not recommend the EdgeIron line of switches. They've been discontinued at the manufacturer level and we have implemented over a hundred of the EIF4802CF switches. From what I understand, Foundry does not make them directly--they use an OEM. This is in contrast to their other switches. The architecture of the EdgeIrons is not the same as the FastIron or Jetcore and the EdgeIrons are much less efficient and capable. My experiences with the EdgeIron line have been quite frustrating and I've had more problems with random lock-ups or loss of connectivity to the management interface (ie, can't ping or telnet the ip address of the switch) than with the Foundry's other product lines (specifically FES, FESX, FI). Disclaimer: The opinions above are my own (based on my own experiences) and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer, its other employees, or the equipment manufacturer. Chris Gauthier, CCNA, Network+, A+ Network Administration Team Portland Community College Portland, Oregon "For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return." --Leonardo da Vinci TCIS List Acct wrote: Asoka De Saram wrote: If you are looking at the EIF48GS, take a look at the FLS648 as well. The only reason we were looking at the EIF48GS is we've got a lead on 4 or 5 of these switches used at a good price point. Based on the responses so far, I think we'll pass on them due to the bad experiences of others. --Mike _______________________________________________ foundry-nsp mailing list HYPERLINK "mailto:foundry-nsp at puck.nether.net"foundry-nsp at puck.nether.net HYPERLINK "http://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/foundry-nsp"http://puck.nether.net/ mailman/listinfo/foundry-nsp No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.3/824 - Release Date: 5/29/2007 1:01 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.3/824 - Release Date: 5/29/2007 1:01 PM -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://puck.nether.net/pipermail/foundry-nsp/attachments/20070530/ccccc89b/attachment.html
