[63903] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Extreme BlackDiamond
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tom (UnitedLayer))
Mon Oct 13 01:03:25 2003
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 22:01:56 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Tom (UnitedLayer)" <tom@unitedlayer.com>
To: Shazad - eServers <shazad@eservers.biz>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <20031013011559.3C85D5DD8E@segue.merit.edu>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
On Mon, 13 Oct 2003, Shazad - eServers wrote:
> How are these for CORE SWITCHES (distribution) compared to BigIron and the
> CISCO 6509?
> From what I have heard and reports they are very solid switches.
As long as you only use them for switching, they're fine :)
For routing, I wouldn't touch em with a 10 foot pole, but I can also say
that for the BigIron, or the 6509.
If you want a router, buy a router...
