From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 26 08:21:27 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9A58C16A4CE for ; Fri, 26 Mar 2004 08:21:27 -0800 (PST) Received: from wjv.com (user38.net339.fl.sprint-hsd.net [65.40.24.38]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E86FA43D46 for ; Fri, 26 Mar 2004 08:21:26 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from bv@bilver.wjv.com) Received: from bilver.wjv.com (localhost.wjv.com [127.0.0.1]) by wjv.com (8.12.10/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i2QGL3hM028308; Fri, 26 Mar 2004 11:21:08 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from bv@bilver.wjv.com) Received: (from bv@localhost) by bilver.wjv.com (8.12.10/8.12.11/Submit) id i2QGL3or028307; Fri, 26 Mar 2004 11:21:03 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from bv) Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 11:21:02 -0500 From: Bill Vermillion To: "Marc G. Fournier" Message-ID: <20040326162102.GB26872@wjv.com> References: <20040326115855.A90406@ganymede.hub.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040326115855.A90406@ganymede.hub.org> Organization: W.J.Vermillion / Orlando - Winter Park ReplyTo: bv@wjv.com User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on bilver.wjv.com cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Looking for switch recommendations ... X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: bv@wjv.com List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 16:21:28 -0000 "Bits dont fail me now!" was what Marc G. Fournier muttered as he hastily typed this on Fri, Mar 26, 2004 at 12:05 : > 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? Cisco is expensive - and the used market price stays up too. But the small ISP I work with needed something that did more than their Cisco 2948 [early model]. They got a Foundry Networks Netiron 24 port - used - from eBay. It is is a level 3 switch and it can be turned into router only or router/switch. $400. Not being a name-brand that small business equate like they do Cisco the used prices are just a fraction of the comparable Cisco product. I see similar one for $495 =buy-now= and they have been lower. Bill -- Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com