[Asterisk-Users] cheap gig switch? smc, netgear, or 3com?

[Matt Hess]

There was a thread on NANOG a while back about dell switches and the 
opinion at the time seemed almost in complete agreement - dell switches 
stink for everything but pure ipv4 shuffle packets.. unmanaged without 
any features.
They are not ciscos at all.. they have a cisco like interface but then 
again so does zebra.. but that doesn't make it a cisco either.
And imho, being the 'wal-mart' of something isn't necessarily a good 
thing.. even wal-mart sells some total junk (to put it lightly).


Brian Roy wrote:

>Bleh, what "group" said this? The 3Com group? Dell is the WalMart of
>the hardware world. Their pricing is better because they build
>efficiencies. I have 33XX 54XX and I just bought my first 6024 Layer 3
>QOS ready switch. These things are nothing but Ciscos in sheep's
>clothing. They have been rock solid for me and others that I know who
>use them.
>
>-Chuji
>
>
>On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 14:47:21 -0600, Matt Hess <mhess at livewirenet.com> wrote:
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>>Remember, you pay for what you get.. especially with Dell networking
>>equipment. I have heard about several groups who tried the dell switches
>>only to give up on them because the dell switches just didn't perform.
>>Yes, price-wise they look good.. but as far as performance goes.. (that
>>is assuming you want high/solid performance) I'd look elsewhere.
>>
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