Re: [OT] Recommendation for a bigger Switch
Hello,
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Andrew Miehs a écrit (Thu, Mar 06, 2008 at 02:17:03PM +0100) :
> The UI is cisco-like - with a similar command syntax
Yes, but handling VLAN in not the same logic, for instance. In a way,
it's more like Foundry CLI.
> , but I wouldn't be so sure that it cisco written.
For shure not. If you use rancid for scripting CLI interactions, you
have to use a different tool (hlogin vs clogin) that handle all the
differences of "terminal behaviour and handling" between Cisco and HP.
> I have been extremely happy with my Procurve switches have about 20 of
> them now in all different shapes and sizes.
We have here ~ 50 HP switches (100 Mb/s and giga) and we are for the moment
happy with respect for our needs: only one failure and those boxes
have lifetime warranty by HP.
> Juniper now also make switches....
OK, but those are Rolls-Royce and probably overkill.
I stop there because it's far away from Debian.
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HTH,
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