Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2002 20:30:22 -0700 (PDT) From: Tom Samplonius <tom@sdf.com> To: Ralph Forsythe <rforsythe@centerone.com> Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HP 4000M switch question Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.10210012022360.26106-100000@misery.sdf.com> In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20021001194709.00bcc5f0@mail.centerone.com>
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I would stay away from HP switches. I've heard some horror stories about port lockups and the like that require the switch to be rebooted, or the ports disconnected. I've heard of an ISP that replaced all their HP switches, after an engineer from Redback proved that the HP switches were dying under heavy traffic, not the Redback SMS. The Redback engineer in question told me the ISP in question, basically gave the HP switches away. Although the 2924XL is not made anymore, Cisco is still supporting it, and new software can be downloaded (even without a login) on the Cisco web site. New software is only available for the 8MB models though. You want to upgrade the software to fix the SNMP bug discovered earlier this year. Tom On Tue, 1 Oct 2002, Ralph Forsythe wrote: > I'm currently in the market for a switch, minimum 24 ports. Based on the > features I need, the Cisco 2924XL seemed like a good choice, plus I'm > familiar withalmost all Cisco gear. However recent searches on eBay have > turned up HP ProCurve 4000M switches ready to go with 40 ports for around > $4-500, which is of course quite cheap for the port density I get out of it. > > My question, for anyone who has used them - can I create a span port on > them like I can on the Ciscos, for something like an IDS > application? Right now I have the IDS and firewall all on the same box, > but down the road I'll want to separate those out so making a span port > will be a necessity. Otherwise they seem like adequate switches, with VLAN > capability and the rest of it. > > Thanks, > - Ralph > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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