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Re: Cheapest ethernet switch with monitor/mirror port?

  • From: Dave McKay
  • Date: Tue Oct 24 16:09:19 2000 
> On Tue, 24 Oct 2000, Mark Milhollan wrote:
> > 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.

I use these for connecting my racks to core switches.  They don't pass
spanning tree traffic.  Their Gig Copper rocks though.

> 
> 40 ports, $1829.... *WAY* overkill. We only need maybe 8 ports max!
> 
> -Dan
> 
> 

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Dave McKay
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Network Engineer - Google Inc.