[nsp] Cisco Cat3750 IPv6

[Mike Sawicki]

On Tue, Apr 27, 2004 at 04:02:19PM -0400, Zach Wilkinson wrote:
> How about Extreme Summit? Never used them but the spec looks right.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <sthaug at nethelp.no>
> To: <sbr at infonet.ee>
> Cc: <cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 2:56 PM
> Subject: Re: Re[2]: [nsp] Cisco Cat3750 IPv6
> 
> 
> > > It it ok that you do not have counters (almost) on Cat3550
> > > switches, and it is well documented. It is ok for this box,
> > > very cheap, reliable and fast.
> > > 
> > > And try not to compare L3 switch with ROUTER. ;)
> > 
> > "L3 switch" is a marketing term. If you use a 3550 to do forwarding
> > based on IP addresses you are by definition using it as a router, and
> > comparing it to other routers is fair game.
> > 
> > As a pure Ethernet-Ethernet router I think the 3550 gives reasonable
> > value for the money you pay. Is it worth paying considerably more to
> > get working SVI counters? I guess that depends on your needs.
> > 
> > Has anybody looked at the L3 offerings from for instance HP? The
> > Procurve 2600 series has static routing (even more limited then the
> > 3550: Only static routes), but the price is also considerably better.
> > 
> > Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug at nethelp.no

We had some quality problems with the Extreme gear we purchased.
The Summit 48i, for example, comes crippled in its default
configuration.  If you want BGP/OSPF, their HA (I think it's called
ESRP) you have to shell out more cash.  The 3550/3750's fit nicely
into our mostly-cisco(tm) network and I'm sticking with them. 

I had become so disenchanted with Cisco's prior switch lines
(feature-wise) that the 3550's are a breath of fresh air.  l2/3/4
acl's and QoS on each port has helped us considerably.  I know there
are more hardcore devices out there that trump Cisco's line
performance 2x or 3x but that isn't my primary concern.

These devices work well as CPE in datacenters for end customers.
They can easily forward several Gbps and virtually facilitate a
DMZ/other external nets before passing through a more advanced
firewall.  

They also don't turn off mysteriously. (see Extreme, paragraph 1)

The right tool for the job..

Mike Sawicki
fifi at HAX.ORG