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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Cheapest ethernet switch with monitor/mirror port?
On Tue, 24 Oct 2000, Mark Milhollan wrote: > > Henry Yen writes: > > >but the original poster seemed to be looking for a cheapie (although reliable, > >i assume, or why post the question on nanog, after all...) switch that > >he could snarf a monitor port from, and not a general recommendation for > >that capability for a mid-range or high-end switch. > > > >i think once you get down to the $800 or so range (1200cdn), there's not going > >to be much difference in what you get. > > So far the HP ProCurve 4000m is looking pretty good. A pair of > half-populated units (J4121A) is less than the price of a fully > populated one. CDW has them for US$45.72/port. (Due to a HP promotion > currently running.) VLAN (802.1q), IGMP, monitor port, SNMP, stackable, > CoS stuff, &c. GbE ports (SX, LX, and 1000Base-T) are available for it. > Some limitations, e.g., 8 MAC's per port in secure mode. > > Of course we haven't really stressed them as yet, so ... YMMV, and all. > > > Disclaimer: Currently a happy consumer. No other interest, though I > think a mutual fund or two has some HP stock. > We've managed to get in excess of 800Mb/s through the 4000m's. So far, they're the best thing since sliced bread to come along. One gotcha though. They come half-populated because they come with one PS. Start loading them up, it's a good idea to put the other PS in which gets expensive. We just deploy them as is and when we run out of the 40 ports (+ GE uplink) we deploy another. --- John Fraizer EnterZone, Inc
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