Ha I agree.. Stay away from the netgear..very brittle and easily crippled...
-----Original Message----- From: "Don Ely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> Sent: 1/29/08 8:27 PM Subject: Re: Switch Purchase Question... They sound icky.... :P On Jan 29, 2008 3:52 PM, Jim Majorowicz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
