[29631] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: Experience with Cybex
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (James Smith)
Fri Jun 30 15:23:32 2000
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 15:15:57 -0400 (EDT)
From: James Smith <jsmith@dxstorm.com>
To: Jamie Rishaw <jamie.rishaw@mypotential.com>
Cc: NANOG <nanog@merit.edu>
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Oops, social faux pas! :) Here are my finds:
Our criteria are the following:
- A KVM switch system.
- Must support PCs, SUNs, and any serial devices. (We have several
Cisco's and APC's)
- Must be expandable to large number of devices, for investment
protection. (We have 17 devices to start off with, and who knows where
we'll end up in the future.)
- Must support multiple users.
I started looking at Cybex, since we have a little 4 port Cybex
already. The 4040 model looked like it would suit our needs. We need 6
PC connections with PS/2, 3 Sun connections with video, and 8 serial
connections (2 Suns, 4 Ciscos and 2 APCs). Since there are 17 devices, we
needed two of the 4040 models, with a communications card in between.
Then, with some help from this list, I identified other competitors.
I looked at Rose Electronics (www.rosel.com). Their stuff looked good,
but I couldn't find anything on support for serial devices. I didn't look
at them further after that.
I also looked at Apex (www.apex.com), but again I didn't see anything for
serial support. (Besides, their press releases said something about just
finishing a merger with Cybex.)
Raritan has a similar offering to Cybex, with their MX4. We priced out a
similar configuration and the price of the Raritan was the same as the
Cybex. (About $12,000 CDN).
The deciding factor was that since we are expanding, and most of our new
systems are Suns and Ciscos with serial ports, we chose the Cybex.
--
James Smith, CCNA
Chief Network/System Administrator
DXSTORM.COM
http://www.dxstorm.com/
DXSTORM Inc.
2395 Speakman Drive, Suite 2200
Mississauga, ON, L5K 1B3 CANADA
Tel: 905-822-1957 (email preferred)
Fax: 905-822-0680
1-877-DXSTORM (1-877-397-8676)
"Feeling 'connected' with carbon-based dolts holds all the joy of being
handcuffed to a dead zebra - it sounds special, but it can get old
fast."
- The Dilbert Principle
- Engineers, Scientists, Programmers and Other Odd People
On Fri, 30 Jun 2000, Jamie Rishaw wrote:
> Usually in situations like this when you solicit replies privately from a
> list, you post your findings/reply summary to the list. :)
>
> I'm interested in what you found out.
>
> -jamie
>
>
> | -----Original Message-----
> | From: James Smith [mailto:jsmith@dxstorm.com]
> | Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 10:20 PM
> | To: 'nanog@merit.edu'
> | Subject: Re: Experience with Cybex
> |
> |
> |
> | Thank you everyone for all the responses about the Cybex
> | products! :) It
> | been a lot of help in justifying the purchase.
> |
> |
> | --
> | James Smith, CCNA
> | Chief Network/System Administrator
> | DXSTORM.COM
> |
> | http://www.dxstorm.com/
> |
> | DXSTORM Inc.
> | 2395 Speakman Drive, Suite 2200
> | Mississauga, ON, L5K 1B3 CANADA
> | Tel: 905-822-1957 (email preferred)
> | Fax: 905-822-0680
> | 1-877-DXSTORM (1-877-397-8676)
> |
> | "Feeling 'connected' with carbon-based dolts holds all the
> | joy of being
> | handcuffed to a dead zebra - it sounds special, but it can get old
> | fast."
> |
> | - The Dilbert Principle
> | - Engineers, Scientists, Programmers and Other Odd People
> |
> |
> | On Wed, 28 Jun 2000, James Smith wrote:
> |
> | >
> | > I'm look at purchasing a Cybex KVM switch system (XP4040) and was
> | > wondering if anyone had any good or bad experiences to
> | share, or opinions
> | > about other similar products. Is Cybex widely used in NOCs?
> | >
> | >
> | > --
> | > James Smith, CCNA
> | > Chief Network/System Administrator
> | > DXSTORM.COM
> | >
> | > http://www.dxstorm.com/
> | >
> | > DXSTORM Inc.
> | > 2395 Speakman Drive, Suite 2200
> | > Mississauga, ON, L5K 1B3 CANADA
> | > Tel: 905-822-1957 (email preferred)
> | > Fax: 905-822-0680
> | > 1-877-DXSTORM (1-877-397-8676)
> | >
> | > "Feeling 'connected' with carbon-based dolts holds all the
> | joy of being
> | > handcuffed to a dead zebra - it sounds special, but it can get old
> | > fast."
> | >
> | > - The Dilbert Principle
> | > - Engineers, Scientists, Programmers and Other Odd People
> | >
> | >
> | >
> | >
> |
> |
>
