> >If this results in a glut of 2912/2924's and 3512/3524/3548's, I would
> >strongly recommend grabbing them, as they're great switches, and both
> >series handle standards-based .1q vlans extremely well.
..the only downside is further development seems to have been iced for
some time, and I've given up hope of seeing support for MISTP/MST,
LACP/PaGP, etc.
> I have it on pretty good authority that the replacement (3550-24) lists
> at the same price as 3524 and yet is L3-capable (s/w upgrade) and comes
> with L3/4 filtering, ACL etc.
3550-24 is L3 capable out of the box, AFAIK, EMI license just adds dynamic
routing. The closest equivalent to the current 3524XL is the 2950G-24,
which comes in less if you can get it w/ just the SMI license. However,
2950T-24 (gig copper) ends up at less than half_ the price if you include
GBIC's on the 3524 (*).
I haven't had a chance to dig into feature lists on the 2950 to see if
there's a catch, but it definately looks promising for the next round of
upgrades.
..kg..
(*) from quick glances @ warehouse.com prices: 3524XL-EN $2125, 2950T-24
SMI $1435, 2950G-24 EMI $2139, 3550-24T SMI $2439, WS-G5484 $375.
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