e_g_r Posted July 20, 2006 Posted July 20, 2006 If you can't afford CISCO switch's, what make would you get? Netgear 3 COM D-Link Any other?
bossman Posted July 20, 2006 Posted July 20, 2006 Hp pro curves are reputed to be good also 3Com which we used to use were also pretty rigid. What is your budget?
indie Posted July 20, 2006 Posted July 20, 2006 Have a look at the Dell PowerConnect stuff, you'll get an extra educational discount off the prices on their website and i've been nothing but impressed with their kit. I replaced all our old 10/100 gear with Dell 10/100/1000 switches with no problems at all. The interface is a replica of IOS so it's very easy to get to grips with.
nuttygeek Posted July 20, 2006 Posted July 20, 2006 HP Procurve definitly worth the money, wouldent look at anything else but if that is still out of your budget then i would say linksys as this is just a cheap version of cisco kit and its fantastic kit for a good price. http://h41111.www4.hp.com/procurve/uk/en/products/index.html recommend the 2600 and 2800 switches http://linksys.co.uk/acatalog/Managed_Switches.html Nuttygeek
saundersmatt Posted July 20, 2006 Posted July 20, 2006 I'd be another person to jump on the Procurve recommending bandwagon. Matt
plexer Posted July 20, 2006 Posted July 20, 2006 Definately Pro Curve thats what all ours are now. Ben
GrumbleDook Posted July 20, 2006 Posted July 20, 2006 3Com ... mainly for the stacking technology. It means you can get some decently priced core switches which can be split up and rolled out to the edge when you next upgrade the core. Cisco is not the dear really ... it all depends on who you talk to and what deals you can do.
indie Posted July 20, 2006 Posted July 20, 2006 I've never really looked into the procurves, so I might be way off the mark here, but I just had look at some prices. The HP 2800 J4903A 20 port 10/100/1000 is selling for around £1000 and the Cisco 2960G-24TC around £1300. When you're on about not being able to afford Cisco kit and having to save money then the HP stuff doesn't seem that suitable either? I know there are educational discounts to be had on these prices, but I picked up the Dell kit for £500 per switch and they've had fantastic reviews!
ZeroHour Posted July 20, 2006 Posted July 20, 2006 3Com here, they are well priced and we have had no problems.
Geoff Posted July 20, 2006 Posted July 20, 2006 3com here too. There's also some DLink stuff at the primary schools.
budgester Posted July 20, 2006 Posted July 20, 2006 Got a full HP Procurve replacement going on this summer. So we are likely to have a stack load of Planet and Intel switches going for free if anyone wants them in a couple of weeks. We could get a rebate on the old switches from Ho, but I'd prefer for them to help someone out as the rebate is fairly small Most of it is 10/100 and the intel stuff is all managed. Regards Martin
Ric_ Posted July 20, 2006 Posted July 20, 2006 Procurve for me too You need to speak to people to get the education discount. @budgester: I too am pulling a load of Planet switches!
sahmeepee Posted July 20, 2006 Posted July 20, 2006 @budgester: I too am pulling a load of Planet switches! Were Planet switches included free with switch cabinets until 5 years ago? de·plan·e·tize v. 1. What Network Managers do to their switch cabinets when they find they have money left in their budget.
klawd Posted July 20, 2006 Posted July 20, 2006 Allied Telesyn make excellent switches, fully featured, at a reasonable price
russdev Posted July 20, 2006 Posted July 20, 2006 someone said to me to day apparantly the procurve the gb onyl work if got procurve on other end aka if got another make of switch daisy chained off procurve then wont be gb.... Russ
DMcCoy Posted July 20, 2006 Posted July 20, 2006 If you look at cisco, you also have to factor in the support contracts and software upgrades. Procure gets free firmware updates and lifetime warrenty!
MkII Posted July 20, 2006 Posted July 20, 2006 someone said to me to day apparantly the procurve the gb onyl work if got procurve on other end aka if got another make of switch daisy chained off procurve then wont be gb.... Russ ?? I've got a 3com gigabit one end and that works fine
russdev Posted July 20, 2006 Posted July 20, 2006 ok fine just what one of hp techies said and she wasnt sure if just her model or what.... russ
mrforgetful Posted July 21, 2006 Posted July 21, 2006 We're moving to ProCurves, can usually get 3 for the price of 1 Cisco. We now have an HP as our core aswell. russdev: They all work fine, but you can't use the Cisco Management Suite to configure the Ciscos if they're on the other end. Maybe that's what they meant? It's telnet all the way for us now lol.
bossman Posted July 21, 2006 Posted July 21, 2006 How much were these procurves if you don't mind me asking? Oh and by the way DMcCoy when you purchase your Cisco switch with a cisco registered supplier you get all the firmware upgrades and lifetime warranty as well, most switch manafacturers are going down this (forgive the pun) route.
pete Posted July 21, 2006 Posted July 21, 2006 someone said to me to day apparantly the procurve the gb onyl work if got procurve on other end aka if got another make of switch daisy chained off procurve then wont be gb.... Russ There's a bit of cisco wierdness like this. Cisco <-> Cisco we get GB, Cisco <-> Cisco <-> Netgear (gb) we get 100BaseT. Since I've only briefly reviewed the settings, I think I've missed something simple or the unmanaged Netgear is causing it.
russdev Posted July 21, 2006 Posted July 21, 2006 Got a full HP Procurve replacement going on this summer. So we are likely to have a stack load of Planet and Intel switches going for free if anyone wants them in a couple of weeks. We could get a rebate on the old switches from Ho, but I'd prefer for them to help someone out as the rebate is fairly small Most of it is 10/100 and the intel stuff is all managed. Regards Martin Will take them of you if free as Edugeek could use them for conference/events stock etc Russell
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