Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 11:21:02 -0500 From: Bill Vermillion <bv@wjv.com> To: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@hub.org> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Looking for switch recommendations ... Message-ID: <20040326162102.GB26872@wjv.com> In-Reply-To: <20040326115855.A90406@ganymede.hub.org> References: <20040326115855.A90406@ganymede.hub.org>
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"Bits dont fail me now!" was what Marc G. Fournier muttered as he hastily typed this on Fri, Mar 26, 2004 at 12:05 : > I'm looking at replacing my el'cheapo switch with something > better that will allow me to fix my issues with the > em/full-duplex problem ... > I'm looking for ssomething managed, as well as SNMP aware so > that I can tie it into Zabbix for monitoring ... something 8 or > 12 port preferred. > Cisco, of course, is always a big name ... but also expensive ... oen > recommendation is the xl 1900, but I can't find any specs on her at > cisco's site, so discontinued product? Cisco is expensive - and the used market price stays up too. But the small ISP I work with needed something that did more than their Cisco 2948 [early model]. They got a Foundry Networks Netiron 24 port - used - from eBay. It is is a level 3 switch and it can be turned into router only or router/switch. $400. Not being a name-brand that small business equate like they do Cisco the used prices are just a fraction of the comparable Cisco product. I see similar one for $495 =buy-now= and they have been lower. Bill -- Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com
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