[Tfug] Switches

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nate" <nate>
To: "Tucson Free Unix Group" <tfug at tfug.org>
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 2:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Tfug] Switches


> We like HP ProCurves.  2824 is a full Gig on each port managed switch.
> They have great performance, good longevity, and most important lifetime
> warranty.  We've had one out of a couple dozen fail in the last 5 years,
> and HP replaced it without question.
>
> Nate

I second that HP recommendation. If you are going for lower cost you can get 
a generation or two older than the latest model on eBay for a great price.

HP doesn't require you to pay for a maintenance contract just to update the 
firmware with the latest. I think the feature set is good.

Cisco switches (and everything else) are extraordinarily expensive, in my 
opinion. Their stuff is very good, but you pay a premium. And then, it seems 
like they deprecate their models faster than HP and Nortel.

Be careful about buying Cisco on Ebay, because the Chinese produce clones.



> Bexley Hall wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> OK, I've had two 10/100 switches fail on me in
>> the past 3 months.  :<  I can't believe there is
>> an *ineherent* failure rate this high in such
>> "fundamental" infrastructure components!  (though
>> I'll admit I've never tried to figure out why they
>> are so power hungry -- perhaps their choice of
>> technology?)
>>
>> Can anyone recommend a good vendor/model?  I am
>> probably looking at 16 port hubs (so I can power
>> down the hub associated with little-used devices).
>> Preferably something that uses passive cooling to
>> eliminate the fan noise and associated reliability
>> issues.
>>
>> THanx!
>> --don
>>
>>
>> 
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> Nate
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