I happen to like the pretty pictures and all of those big words hurt my head!
John W. Cook System Administrator Partnership For Strong Families 315 SE 2nd Ave Gainesville, Fl 32601 Office (352) 393-2741 x320 Cell (352) 215-6944 Fax (352) 393-2746 MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I,CompTIA A+, N+ From: Tom Strader [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 10:51 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question... Not everybody has a BIGHEAD like you Don to store all that information. ________________________________ From: Don Ely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 10:43 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Switch Purchase Question... GUI's are for the unskilled... On Feb 1, 2008 6:50 AM, Andy Shook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm surprised that no one has mentioned Dell in these discussions. I've used Dell switches in stacked and single deployments and have enjoyed great success with all the managed products. When I was running the IT department for that law firm (from Hell), I had a Cisco core and Dell in all my access-layer closets and all branch offices and it was a rock solid setup. My only beef with Dell is that the CLI is just different enough from Cisco to piss you off. Example, you can't just type 'sh run' you have to type "show running-config". However, the web mgmt applet was easy-peasy to use. Shook http://www.linkedin.com/in/andyshook -----Original Message----- From: kenw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 9:41 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Switch Purchase Question... I use HP nearly all the time now. While Cisco gear is good, unless you're doing a fairly large implementation, the time it can take to get them configured right can be expensive. I had a situation a while ago, due to Cisco's default configuration for bridge discovery, that caused a lot of hassle. An XP box behind another switch had defaulted to bridge mode, the Cisco saw it, panicked, and disconnected the port, causing a whole section of the network to "go dark". Took a few times to figure out what was happening. My complaint is that neither Cisco nor Microsoft had any documented recognition of the issue, nor any recommendation on how to deal with it, and the support wasn't much help. A caution on the HPs, though: they've brought out some new, low-cost, semi-managed switches that I've put where I can't do anything else. They're still pretty green, don't cluster, and are generally feature-poor. There's an undocumented "feature" wherein if you use ports 1 and 2 for a trunk, and there's a power cycle, they will reset to factory defaults. Also, I'm seeing a lot of compatibility issues with low cost gigabit PC NICs, wherein they don't negotiate speed/duplex/etc. properly, and users with gigabit cards start running at 100MB with truly crappy performance. They seem to be happy with Intel NICs, FWIW. HP's bringing new firmware out for them fairly often. /kenw ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information transmitted, or contained or attached to or with this Notice is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Protected Health Information (PHI), confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, transmission, dissemination, or other use of, and taking any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient without the express written consent of the sender are prohibited. This information may be protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), and other Federal and Florida laws. Improper or unauthorized use or disclosure of this information could result in civil and/or criminal penalties. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
