On Wed, 2 Sep 2009 10:39:54 -0400 Jason Dixon <ja...@dixongroup.net> wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 02, 2009 at 01:26:27PM +0200, Toni Mueller wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I'm looking into getting switches to be used in port-extender style, > > and found a thread from last year recommending Cisco switches. I > > need about 20-50 ports atm, and would like to avoid Cisco. My > > current preference is using Procurve (2810 or 29xx). Do they work? > > > > What do you recommend? Any gotchas? > > We use Foundry LS 648 switches throughout our infrastructure. They've > worked great with OpenBSD features. > > P.S. Foundry was bought out by Brocade last year, so the model line > is now sold as Brocade FastIron. Also, you might want to note the innards of *most* HP ProCurve gear was actually rebranded Foundry hardware. Since Brocade bought out Foundry, I believe HP is now using Force10 Networks hardware inside of their newer (rebranded) "ProCurve" line. I might be wrong on this, but I remember being told about it at InterOp Vegas earlier this year. -- J.C. Roberts
