[Cialug] OT: Network Switches

[Dave J. Hala Jr.]

NetGear.  Dell.

On Wed, 2004-10-20 at 23:33, Nathan C. Smith wrote:
> Anybody have a strong opinions on enterprise switches?
> 
> I used to swear by 3Com, they have adopted a new support policy so now I
> swear at them: You have to purchase a support contract now where firmware
> updates used to be free.  I suppose most vendors have come to this
> conclusion.  Blame the second-hand market I guess.
> 
> Cisco - like BMW? - a quality product - but you pay too much of a premium
> for the name.
> 
> I'd rather not use any of the above any more.  Anybody care to share their
> thoughts on why I'm an idiot or the equipment they prefer?  Particularly,
> anybody like Bay networks or Extreme, HP, or . . .?  I'm interested in
> managed switches, QOS, and layer 3 switching at points.
> 
> -Nate
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