From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jun 10 19:33:02 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0B85116A41F for ; Sat, 10 Jun 2006 19:33:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ulf@alameda.net) Received: from mail.alameda.net (mail.alameda.net [64.81.53.120]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B42B443D80 for ; Sat, 10 Jun 2006 19:33:01 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ulf@alameda.net) Received: by mail.alameda.net (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 1D99F33D0C; Sat, 10 Jun 2006 12:32:57 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 12:32:57 -0700 From: Ulf Zimmermann To: Jon Otterholm Message-ID: <20060610193256.GS45191@evil.alameda.net> References: <20060609132028.GB468@rabbit> <448981DD.7000300@centtech.com> <44898B03.1090002@ide.resurscentrum.se> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <44898B03.1090002@ide.resurscentrum.se> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Organization: Alameda Networks, Inc. X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 5.3-STABLE X-ANI-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ANI-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ANI-MailScanner-From: ulf@alameda.net Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: "smart" switch recommendations? X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: ulf@Alameda.net List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 19:33:02 -0000 On Fri, Jun 09, 2006 at 04:51:47PM +0200, Jon Otterholm wrote: > Eric Anderson wrote: > >Mark Bucciarelli wrote: > >>We are looking to buy a new smart (aka a dumbed-down managed) > >>switch. > >> > >>I read the recent Tom's Hardware review [1] of the Netgear > >>FS728TS, and price- and feature-wise it looks like what we need > >>EXCEPT THAT the setup utility is Windows-only and the web gui > >>doesn't display properly in Firefox, two show-stoppers for us. > >> > >>Any recommendations? > >>m > >> > >>[1] http://www.tomsnetworking.com/2006/03/13/netgear_fs728ts/ > > > > > >The netgear products we've used are mediocre at best. We've been > >buying a lot of Dell switches, and they seem to be pretty decent. > >They might be a bit more expensive though. > > > >With managed switches, you often get what you pay for. > not allways, sometimes less and sometimes more. > > > >Eric > > > > > > > For standard managed switches we use Dlink and HP. Dlink 3526/3550 and > HP 2600 have the most in functionality for the SMB access layer at an > unbeatable cost. > We also use Dlink DGS3324SR on some backbone sites where Gigabit, > JumboFrame and >250 802.1Q are required. I like the HP ProCurve 2626 and 2650. The 2626 is less then $500 for us at CDW and it is fully managed. The only thing I don't like is that HP does monitoring a port only 1 way, so you always have to monitor 2 ports to get all traffic. -- Regards, Ulf. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Ulf Zimmermann, 1525 Pacific Ave., Alameda, CA-94501, #: 510-865-0204 You can find my resume at: http://seven.Alameda.net/~ulf/resume.html