If you are really serious about your budget being small, then perhaps an old Cat 5000 or 5500 or two, with a RSM in one of them to deal with VLANs if you really insist on having VLANs for so few users. People are giving the things away these days.
Okay, you guys, you can stop laughing now. Best regards, Tom Larus, CCIE #10,014 "John Brandis"" wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hi All, > > once again, I am back designing a network for my company (scary). > > The budget I have been given from my manager, would not pay for a family > visit to McDonalds. > > However, this is the requirment (my product selection is below) > > * Provide up to 200 ports on the floor > * 2 level building, with multi-mode fibre between level 1 & 2 > * Level 1, has 70 users, 30 servers > * Level 2 has 60 users > * 2 subnets will be used in this office > > I suggested, that we use a single 4003 as the core, purchase a Sup III, 1 x > 8 port GBIC module, 1 x 48 port 10/100/1000 module. We then use the GBIC's > to extend to the 2 x 2950's on the floor above, and 2 x copper GBIC's to the > 2950's on the same floor as the core switch. This solution, worked out to be > around $100K AUD (australian $$). This was seen as far to expensive. > > Is there any other model of Cisco catalyst switch that can perform layer 3 > routing, GBIC between floors and etc that could do the job of the 4003/4006 > ? Or is there a better way of doing it ? > > John > Sydney Australia > > > ********************************************************************** > > visit http://www.solution6.com > > UK Customers - http://www.solution6.co.uk > > ********************************************************************** > > Level 14, 383 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000. > > General Phone: 61 2 9278 0666 > > General Fax: 61 2 9278 0555 > > ********************************************************************** > > This email message (and attachments) may contain information that is > confidential to Solution 6. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot > use, distribute or copy the message or attachments. In such a case, please > notify the sender by return email immediately and erase all copies of the > message and attachments. Opinions, conclusions and other information in > this message and attachments that do not relate to the official business of > Solution 6 are neither given nor endorsed by it. > > ********************************************************************* Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=65587&t=65564 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
