[asterisk-users] Breaking news, but what happened? 11.000 channels on one server

[David Backeberg]

On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 11:35 AM, Peder<peder at networkoblivion.com> wrote:
> On a side note, why do people buy high-end servers like IBM or HP and then
> put in crappy switches, like Dell or Netgear and then wonder why performance
> is bad?  That's like buying a BMW 7 series and then using the cheapest 87
> octane gas you can find.  If you want to build a good network, buy good
> network equipment like Cisco, Extreme, Foundry or some of the other high end
> manufacturers.  DLink, Linksys, Netgear and Dell are all low end consumer
> grade.  No matter how they may try and sell it, that's what it is.  It is
> fine for that, but it is not enterprise grade equipment.  I just ran across
> a customer that had a Cisco Catalyst 4000 with an uptime of 1500 days (4+
> years).  Try and get that with Linksys or Netgear.

I actually agree with your argument, and I've personally told people
before to chuck their Dell switch overboard and replace it with a
crossover cable.

However, I sure hope that four-years-ago IOS Cisco switch isn't on the
edge. That's way too long to not upgrade your IOS.