LOL, you mean non-existent... On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 1:00 PM, Chinnery, Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I don't know about Nortel. Their financials look pretty weak. > > > Paul Chinnery > Network Administrator > Memorial Medical Center > 231-845-2319 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kim Longenbaugh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 11:25 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Network core switch > > Don't overlook Nortel. They have some excellent layer 2/layer 3 > switches. Look at the Enterprise Router Switch offerings. > Their pricing is good compared to Crisco as well > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 9:23 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Network core switch > > > On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 1:09 PM, Chinnery, Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I wanted to ask the group for their opinions regarding other company's > products ... > > 95% of all network traffic passes through this switch which is a layer > 3, > > btw. 48 gig ports, 6 or so gbics and the balance will be 100 meg. > > Are you hitting the layer three features hard, or are you really > just using it as an expensive layer two switch? > > I'm a big fan of HP's ProCurve stuff for layer two switching. It's > cheaper than Cisco by far. They include technical support, warranty > coverage, and firmware updates "forever"[1] in the base purchase > price. As opposed to Cisco, where they won't even talk to you without > a SMARTnet contract, and the firmware license is invalid for used > equipment. > > The plague of horrible support which has infected HP's printer > division doesn't seem to be affecting the ProCurve division, for > whatever reason. > > I can't speak to HP's layer three performance. My impression is > that they have layer 3 features, but it probably doesn't do everything > you can do with a Cisco. Hence my question above: Do you *need* to do > everything a Cisco can do? If so, by all means, buy a Cisco. But if > you don't need it, why pay for it? > > [1] Obviously, nothing is "forever", but HP is still is issuing > occasional firmware updates for stuff from the 90's. > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
