On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 8:41 AM, Chinnery, Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Nice web UI. CLI via serial, Telnet, or SSH. > > Not so for the 1800 series Procurve, Ben.
Oh, right, sorry. My comments on managed switches only apply to their "Managed Switches" line, not the cheaper "Web Managed Switches" line. They sell an even cheaper "Unmanaged" line, too; those are not managed at all. ;-) They all have the warranty/support, tho. :) > As an edge device, though, they are cheaper than Cisco so I wouldn't be > opposed to getting some more. Cisco's stuff always seemed good to me from a technology stand-point, but I find it's way overpriced for almost everybody's needs. Especially when you factor in the cost of SMARTnet. Yikes! They don't just nickel-and-dime you, they quarter-and-dollar you. > As to the core switch, I'm still leaning towards Cisco. I'd like to hear from someone who's tried both how the HP's do at layer three tasks. I know they're rock-solid and quite fast at layer two, but routing is a whole different ball game. On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 8:59 AM, Chinnery, Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Another point in Cisco's favor is their user forums. HP has a web forum for their stuff. I suspect it's not as good as Cisco's, though. Lots of experts know Cisco. http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/categoryhome.do?categoryId=269 -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
