On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 3:20 PM, Jake Gardner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Less than a month ago some people chimed in about core switching, but my > question is for edge switches.
I've said this before, but for plain old layer two switching, I love HP ProCurve. I use them a lot, and have never had trouble. Nice web UI. CLI via serial, Telnet, or SSH. SNMP. Windows GUI management software. Warranty, next-business-day replacement, support, and firmware updates are all included in the purchase price. > Dlink dgs-3100(under $1500)? I would avoid "consumer" brands like D-Link, NetGear, LinkSys, TrendNet, etc. Their quality and support reflect their consumer focus. They're fine for a SOHO, but if you need a managed switch, you need more than those companies are really intending to deliver. On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 3:23 PM, Jake Gardner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Also, I forgot to ask what are people's thoughts on using a chassis setup > versus a stack? Depends on number of ports, port density, and distribution. Lots of ports in one place, a chassis makes sense. For a more distributed system, stackable makes more sense. The HP's can all stack using plain old Ethernet links. Technically, you could even turn a physically dispersed set of 1U switches into a "stack", but I wouldn't recommend it. :) If you're worried about redundancy with a modular chassis, get redundant power supplies, and keep cold spares of the modules. On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 3:53 PM, Andy Shook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > but I'm a Cisco bigot and I love the 3750 series. If the top three are too > expensive, > then look at the Dell power connect 6248s. All the features but not all the > price. When you factor in service contract cost with Dell, the ProCurve's actually become cheaper. Dell's stock warranty is 3 years, and their standard support is iffy. To bring it to five years and "Pro" support, you need to pay quite a bit more. Worst of all, they will not sell a service contract beyond five years. Not for any price. A network technology will often have a 10 to 20 year service life, so that's a real problem in my book. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
