Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 14:29:56 -0400 (AST) From: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@hub.org> To: Per Engelbrecht <per@xterm.dk> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Looking for switch recommendations ... Message-ID: <20040326141509.G90406@ganymede.hub.org> In-Reply-To: <34629.62.242.151.142.1080323406.squirrel@mailbox.wingercom.dk> References: <20040326115855.A90406@ganymede.hub.org> <34629.62.242.151.142.1080323406.squirrel@mailbox.wingercom.dk>
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One thing I hate about comparison shopping for computers ... there are sooooo many options :( What is the difference between Layer2 and Layer3, and what does that affect? I see the HP Procurve 2626 (I don't need 50 ports yet) for ~$600 on the web ... while I can pick up the Dell PowerConnect 3324 is ~$500 ... How do I compare the two? They seem to both use different terminologies for what I'd guess are the same thing: HP: Throughput: 2650 - 10.1 mpps (64-byte packets) 2626 - 6.6 mpps (64-byte packets) Switching capacity: 2650 - 13.6 Gbps 2626 - 9.6 Gbps Dell: Switch Fabric Capacity 8.8 Gb/s Forwarding Rate 6.5 Mpps So, in both cases, the HP is faster, but ... is that 6.6mpps "per port" (ie. the pp?) ... right now, I'm seeing max of around 3Mps going out a server, with average being well below 1 ... so I can't see hitting that high any time soon ... Based on the #s for throughput, I can't see a big advantage of HP over Dell to warrant the extra cost, but I see nothing on Dell about the Layer2/3 stuff ... but not sure what that gives either ... Price wise, both the HP and Dell versions look reasonable, and I think the Dell is easier for me to get in Panama (I know there is a local office for them there) ... I've had one + for Dell ... does anyone have any caveats against them? Or kudos too? On Fri, 26 Mar 2004, Per Engelbrecht wrote: > Hi, > Don't know your budget, but HP Procurve 2650 (layer2/layer3 hybrid) > works just fine. Full managed, snmp et al. > > respectfully > /per > per@xterm.dk > > > > > > 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? > > > > What about Netgear, which I have easy access to? Or Alcatel? > > > > models to stay away from? > > > > Thanks ... > > > > ---- > > Marc G. Fournier Hub.Org Networking Services > > (http://www.hub.org) Email: scrappy@hub.org Yahoo!: > > yscrappy ICQ: 7615664 > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > ---- Marc G. Fournier Hub.Org Networking Services (http://www.hub.org) Email: scrappy@hub.org Yahoo!: yscrappy ICQ: 7615664
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