Not so for the 1800 series Procurve, Ben. We got in a 1800 24g. I kept asking the guy who ordered it how to telnet since when I tried it, the telnet would fail. He finally found this:
"The 1800 Series Switches are Web Managed switches. This means that the Web interface is the only method for managing and configuring the switch. The 1800 Series Switches have a user-friendly Web interface and are designed to allow users to add basic capabilities to their without adding complexity. The 1800 Series Switches do not have a console port or command line interface and do not support SNMP management." As an edge device, though, they are cheaper than Cisco so I wouldn't be opposed to getting some more. Now more than ever since we're going to upgrade our 802.11a to 802.11n and I'll need those gig ports. As to the core switch, I'm still leaning towards Cisco. Paul Chinnery Network Administrator Memorial Medical Center 231-845-2319 -----Original Message----- From: Ben Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 5:04 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: edge switch (to the desktops) 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. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
