If you can't get CISCO which is the next best?

[e_g_r]

If you can't afford CISCO switch's, what make would you get?

 

Netgear

 

3 COM

 

D-Link

 

Any other?

[bossman]

Hp pro curves are reputed to be good also 3Com which we used to use were also pretty rigid. What is your budget?

[Guest]

HP Pro Curves

[indie]

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]

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]

I'd be another person to jump on the Procurve recommending bandwagon.

 

Matt

[plexer]

Definately Pro Curve thats what all ours are now.

 

Ben

[GrumbleDook]

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]

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]

3Com here, they are well priced and we have had no problems.

[Geoff]

3com here too. There's also some DLink stuff at the primary schools.

[budgester]

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_]

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]

@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]

Allied Telesyn make excellent switches, fully featured, at a reasonable price

[russdev]

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]

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]

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]

ok fine just what one of hp techies said and she wasnt sure if just her model or what....

 

russ

[edie209]

I've just bought all new procurves

[mrforgetful]

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]

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]

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]

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

[mrforgetful]

The only order I can find has it at £240.