[asterisk-biz] OT--Cisco Hardware

[Steve Totaro]

Gondar,

Glad I could help.

I have not used their PoE yet but you can look at this page and quickly see
what fits your current/future needs.

http://www.dell.com/content/products/compare.aspx/poe?c=us&cs=555&l=en&s=biz

Thanks,
Steve

On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 12:25 AM, Gondar Monn <gondarmd at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>>> Web    : http://www.evaristesys.com/
>>> Tel    : (+1) (678) 954-0670
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>>> Mobile : (+1) (706) 338-8599
>>>
>>>
>> 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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