Agree with Dave. If you need the PoE, I'd go with the HP 2650-PWR, but the ports are only 10/100, not Gig. the 2848 has 48 Gig ports, but not the PoE, so you'd have to figure out which is more important...lol. Joe Heaton
________________________________ From: Eldridge, Dave [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 10:13 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Network switch problem? No one ever got fired for selecting Cisco. A 2848 from HP will work just fine. As many have said before free tech support for life on all HP switches is hard to beat. From: David Lloyd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 11:15 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Network switch problem? Hi all, I have a problem I believe with my network switch. It is a Dell model (power connect) which cost around £600. It has 48 GBit ports and I always lose web access to it within a couple of weeks of re-booting it. In addition, I had some network issues recently in terms of user performance. Reports of very slow internet downloads etc. Moreover, I noticed after I rebooted it users said things where better. I also notice when I attempt to copy a big file (5GB >) it will sometimes say the destination server is unavailable and cancel the copy. I have no solid proof that it is the switch that is causing the issues, but that is my gut feeling. I'm ready to Replace it with something a little better... Any recommendations? Thanks David This e-mail contains the thoughts and opinions of the sender and does not represent official Parkview Medical Center policy. This communication is intended only for the recipient(s) named above, may be confidential and/or legally privileged: and, must be treated as such in accordance with state and federal laws. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use of this communication, or any of its contents, is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please return to sender and delete the message from your computer system. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~