> -----Original Message----- > From: Fuchs, Martin [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 09:30 > To: [email protected] > Subject: AW: [pfSense Support] www.pfsense.org down? > > > FWIW, I used to sell a lot of HP ProCurve gear; the only switches > of > > theirs I ever had to return were 1800-series switches (and _one_ > 2524, > > IIRC). A very small proportion, to be sure, effectively zero > warranty > > service rate compared to Cisco, but relatively speaking... I > suspect > > it has to do with the fanless design being slightly less robust - > > IMHO, anyway. > > 1800 or 1810? > > We never had any problems with 1800 and 1810 until now... both as > 24G models... > And we have a lot of them...
Umm, I'm not sure - I recall we were selling the brand-new (some models were fanless) 1GbE "web-smart" switch (no CLI), in 2006. So whichever one that was... I think I remember they came in odd sizes, including a 16- or 18-port version, not sure if my memory is accurate there or not. It's quite possible we just had issues with some of the first manufacturing batches, as these switches had just been introduced. And of course, a "high" failure rate for ProCurve switches still translates to WAY more reliable than most other brands! I can't think of a single Cisco-using customer who hasn't had several port failures, but I can think of several 15- to 20-year HP users who have never had a port, or module, or switch fail. Linksys switches seem to be average, NetGear switches seem to be slightly better than average. I think if a manufacturer is willing to provide a lifetime warranty, that tells you it's made fairly well. -Adam --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
