[asterisk-biz] OT--Cisco Hardware

[Gondar Monn]

Unbelievable !!! We have been looking for decent and affordable switches for
so long now .... Thanks Steve !!!
I will look through the site .. Any recommendation for PoE switches ?

On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 7:32 PM, Steve Totaro <stotaro at totarotechnologies.com
> wrote:

>
>
> On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 2:58 PM, Alex Balashov <abalashov at evaristesys.com>wrote:
>
>> Many.  But I'd try 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
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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_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/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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