[asterisk-biz] OT--Cisco Hardware

[Igor Hernandez]

Steve Totaro wrote:
> 
> 
> On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 2:58 PM, Alex Balashov <abalashov at evaristesys.com
> <mailto:abalashov at evaristesys.com>> wrote:
> 
>     Many.  But I'd try www.isptrader.com <http://www.isptrader.com> first.
> 
>     Igor Hernandez wrote:
> 
>     > Thanks for the heads up Alex. Do you have any places you could
>     recommend?
>     >
>     > Alex Balashov wrote:
>     >> You can find a 2900-series Catalyst (24-port 100 Base-T) on eBay or
>     >> through some aftermarket sellers for $100-$150 at most.  I got
>     mine for $40.
>     >>
>     >> Just bear in mind that the WC2924s don't support VLAN tags higher
>     than
>     >> 1005.  You need a 2950 to do the full 4096.
>     >>
>     >> Igor Hernandez wrote:
>     >>
>     >>> Hey Steve,
>     >>>
>     >>> Haven't really looked around yet so don't have anything specific in
>     >>> mind. Something with 8-12 ports, rack-mountable and robust.
>     Probably not
>     >>> looking to spend more than $500-600 on it.
>     >>>
>     >>
>     >
> 
> 
>     --
>     Alex Balashov
>     Evariste Systems
>     Web    : http://www.evaristesys.com/
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> 
> 
> I have become a big fan of Dell PowerConnect switches.  At one point in
> time, I would have laughed at anyone suggesting a Dell switch, but now I
> actually suggest and deploy them, unless I am working in an all Cisco
> shop and they insist.
> 
> These are the two I use the most
> http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/pwcnt_2724?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd
> <http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/pwcnt_2724?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd>
> http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/pwcnt_2748?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd
> <http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/pwcnt_2748?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd>
> 
> They can run in managed mode or simple (dumb) mode but you get all
> gigabit and two fiber gigabit ports as well.  The specs kick butt for
> the price.  No used Ebay stuff, new, full warranty, and I have had zero
> issues with any that I have deployed.
> 
> If you want to go higher end,
> http://www.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/data_center_gig?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd
> <http://www.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/data_center_gig?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd>
> http://www.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/poe?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd
> <http://www.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/poe?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd>
> 
> The pricing is still great for a new high end switch that is just as
> feature rich, if not more, and easier to configure for non Cisco IOS people.
> -- 
> Thanks,
> Steve Totaro
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> 
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Hey Steve,

Those switches look great for the price. I'm not familiar with the SFP
ports. Are the uplinks on those fiber or does it support standard
fast-ethernet on the uplinks?