[WBEL-users] Re: Gig-E Switches

Tony Wicks whitebox@tonyw.com
Tue, 21 Sep 2004 09:30:45 +1200


The guys at Extreme (http://extremenetworks.com) and Foundry 
(http://foundrynetworks.com) would very strongly dispute your opinion I 
would say. I use Extreme 5i and Black Diamond switches myself and the 
performance is exceptional to say the least. You get what you pay for.

Joshua Weage wrote:

>Here's my suggestion on Gig-E switches:  HP ProCurve.  From all of the
>specs I've looked at, these were the fastest.  We use these when
>building compute clusters.  The Netgears are also pretty good. 
>However, neither are managed.  If you want managed switches you will
>pay for it with increased latency.
>
>Josh
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