Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 15:23:02 -0400 From: Nick Evans <nevans@nextvenue.com> To: 'Jose Gabriel Marcelino' <gabriel@maquina.com>, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Gigabit recommendations Message-ID: <712384017032D411AD7B0001023D799B07C9D1@sn1exchmbx.nextvenue.com>
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This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01BFEDC8.EDCF2140 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Extreme Networks www.extremenetworks.com. They make some pretty damn quick switches, and their prices are not bad. They also have a simple interface, much easier to use than IOS, and more flexible. nick -----Original Message----- From: Jose Gabriel Marcelino [mailto:gabriel@maquina.com] Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2000 7:28 PM To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Gigabit recommendations Hi, I'm preparing for a Gigabit setup here for a couple of FreeBSD and some Linux boxes. This will actaully be a Gigabit backbone to connect 4 switches over fiber, 1000Base-SX (Yes I know about the 220m limitation over my multimode fiber) I wonder if anyone could give me some recommendations. : I've already read enough about the network cards from the previous posts and it seems SysKonnect are the best, but I may have to go to the 3Com 3c985b Tigon II based cards due to local availability. My main doubt in on the switch side, I'm tempted to go for the 3Com SuperStack II 3900 which I can get for around US$2.400 here for the 24 port version. The 3800 is also tempting with it's layer 3 switching but at US$6.330 a piece it's a bit of overkill and overbudget for my company. Note I only mentioned 3Com here, these are the only ones I could get some info on. I'd be very happy to know other good, trustworthy brands you are using (I think Cisco may be very expensive but I haven't found the correct model yet...) Thanks for all the help. Regards Gabriel To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message ------_=_NextPart_001_01BFEDC8.EDCF2140 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META NAME=3D"Generator" CONTENT=3D"MS Exchange Server version = 5.5.2652.35"> <TITLE>RE: Gigabit recommendations</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Extreme Networks www.extremenetworks.com. They make = some pretty damn quick switches, and their prices are not bad. They = also have a simple interface, much easier to use than IOS, and more = flexible.</FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>nick</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-----Original Message-----</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>From: Jose Gabriel Marcelino [<A = HREF=3D"mailto:gabriel@maquina.com">mailto:gabriel@maquina.com</A>]</FON= T> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2000 7:28 PM</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Subject: Gigabit recommendations</FONT> </P> <BR> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Hi,</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>I'm preparing for a Gigabit setup here for a couple = of FreeBSD and some</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Linux boxes. This will actaully be a Gigabit = backbone to connect 4</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>switches over fiber, 1000Base-SX (Yes I know about = the 220m limitation</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>over my multimode fiber)</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>I wonder if anyone could give me some = recommendations. :</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>I've already read enough about the network cards from = the previous posts</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>and it seems SysKonnect are the best, but I may have = to go to the 3Com</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>3c985b Tigon II based cards due to local = availability.</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>My main doubt in on the switch side, I'm tempted to = go for the 3Com</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>SuperStack II 3900 which I can get for around = US$2.400 here for the 24</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>port version.</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>The 3800 is also tempting with it's layer 3 switching = but at US$6.330 a</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>piece it's a bit of overkill and overbudget for my = company.</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Note I only mentioned 3Com here, these are the only = ones I could get some</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>info on. I'd be very happy to know other good, = trustworthy brands you are</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>using (I think Cisco may be very expensive but I = haven't found the correct</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>model yet...)</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Thanks for all the help.</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Regards</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Gabriel</FONT> </P> <BR> <BR> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>To Unsubscribe: send mail to = majordomo@FreeBSD.org</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the = body of the message</FONT> </P> </BODY> </HTML> ------_=_NextPart_001_01BFEDC8.EDCF2140-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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