Just out of curiosity, has anyone ever stacked up the Netgear ProSafe upper end switches against the HP Procurve's? I'm not saying they're better, just curious if anyone has used them.
From: Jon B. Lewis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 3:07 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question... Count me in the Procurve camp. I've been using them for years with no major problems (outside an occasional lightning strike). We've probably had 15 to 20 over the years in various flavors from the 2224 to the 4108GL and they've all performed well. Plus there's the lifetime warranty thing. Jon Lewis From: Chyka, Robert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 8:13 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Switch Purchase Question... I am looking to upgrade switching for a architectural/engineering firm here. It is a small network with 85 devices on it. I want to go gigabit and the owner probably wont spend the $$$ to get Cisco gear. I was looking at 3com and HP. Here are the models I was looking at for each vendor: 3Com Switch 4200G 48-Port 3CR17662-91 Hp ProCurve 2810-48G 48 Port It is a flat network so I only need a layer 2 device. It is a cad heavy shop and I was wondering which one you would lean toward or if there was another model you like better by same or different vendor in the $2500-$3000 range. Thanks! ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
