Excellent. Thanks for everyone's input. I will start checking out the ProCurves.
Later, Travis > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:IMail_Forum- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Odryna > Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 8:55 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] WAY OT: Recommended Switches > > We use HP Procurve at all of our managed sites. > > Mike Odryna > Island Pond Computer > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Glenn Bullion > Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 11:47 AM > To: "[email protected]" > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] WAY OT: Recommended Switches > > We use all 3Com switches here. One has died in the last 7 years, and > 3Com swapped it, no problem. Good stuff. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sanford > Whiteman > Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 11:37 AM > To: Travis Rabe > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] WAY OT: Recommended Switches > > > I am looking at upgrading/replacing some switches. I currently use > > NetGear and while they have been pretty reliable it seems they just > > drop packets for no good reason. I would like something a little > > more robust and less "home user." Of course, Cisco's would be great, > > but that isn't in the budget. Are the newer NetGear's better? More > > reliable? Is there a model anyone recommends in particular? Or is > > there another brand you recommend? I have never had luck with > > LinkSys, but maybe they are better now since Cisco bought them? Any > > input on that? > > We use HP ProCurve nearly exclusively; the days of the "home user" > switch outside of the home should be long-gone, for your own sanity. > > I'd have to agree that some of the old blue NetGears have held up > really well, far better than others at their price point. But a > managed switch will let you spend time finding out why your _stations_ > are sending bad packets (chances are there's at least one), instead of > being forced to let your networks stay "unknowable." > > So go my thoughts on it. . . . > > --Sandy > > > ------------------------------------ > Sanford Whiteman, Chief Technologist > Broadleaf Systems, a division of > Cypress Integrated Systems, Inc. > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > SpamAssassin plugs into Declude! > > http://www.imprimia.com/products/software/freeutils/SPAMC32/download/rel > ease/ > > Defuse Dictionary Attacks: Turn Exchange or IMail mailboxes into IMail > Aliases! > > http://www.imprimia.com/products/software/freeutils/exchange2aliases/dow > nload/release/ > > http://www.imprimia.com/products/software/freeutils/ldap2aliases/downloa > d/release/ > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
