From owner-freebsd-hardware Fri Jul 14 12:27:38 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from sn1oexchr01.nextvenue.com (sn1oexchr01.nextvenue.com [63.209.169.9]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 9403737C6CE for ; Fri, 14 Jul 2000 12:27:31 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from nevans@nextvenue.com) Received: FROM sn1exchmbx.nextvenue.com BY sn1oexchr01.nextvenue.com ; Fri Jul 14 15:25:45 2000 -0400 Received: by sn1exchmbx.nextvenue.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) id <34BTY6G3>; Fri, 14 Jul 2000 15:23:10 -0400 Message-ID: <712384017032D411AD7B0001023D799B07C9D1@sn1exchmbx.nextvenue.com> From: Nick Evans To: 'Jose Gabriel Marcelino' , freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Gigabit recommendations Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 15:23:02 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01BFEDC8.EDCF2140" Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org 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 RE: Gigabit recommendations

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

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