http://blog.super-networking.net/2006/06/why-you-get-what-you-pay-for/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:19:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://blog.super-networking.net/2006/06/why-you-get-what-you-pay-for/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Super-Networking Blog » Blog Archive » Why you get what you pay for…. Wed, 21 Jun 2006 14:06:32 +0000 http://blog.super-networking.net/?p=3#comment-6 [...] I got another comment on my earlier blog Click Here on different network gear working well together. Most of my experience is with straight Cisco gear but in dealings with various equipment from various vendors I would say just stick with a standard. If you want to run all 3COM switches or all Intel switches just stick with it. I would stay away from the Dells because they don’t even seem to follow standard between their models. Also as far as a business I would never got with a consumer grade product like Linksys or Dlink. Cisco does own Linksys but it is “consumer grade” and will not hold up well in a business environment. Also if you are just doing a flat network with no VLAN tagging, no trucking nothing fancy it makes less of a difference, if you are going to be putting multiple VLANS on a switch, setting up etherchannels, etc… go with a quality product like a Cisco.  [...] [...] I got another comment on my earlier blog Click Here on different network gear working well together. Most of my experience is with straight Cisco gear but in dealings with various equipment from various vendors I would say just stick with a standard. If you want to run all 3COM switches or all Intel switches just stick with it. I would stay away from the Dells because they don’t even seem to follow standard between their models. Also as far as a business I would never got with a consumer grade product like Linksys or Dlink. Cisco does own Linksys but it is “consumer grade” and will not hold up well in a business environment. Also if you are just doing a flat network with no VLAN tagging, no trucking nothing fancy it makes less of a difference, if you are going to be putting multiple VLANS on a switch, setting up etherchannels, etc… go with a quality product like a Cisco.  [...]

]]> http://blog.super-networking.net/2006/06/why-you-get-what-you-pay-for/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Nick Tue, 20 Jun 2006 20:24:47 +0000 http://blog.super-networking.net/?p=3#comment-5 I agree with you when you state that you get what you pay for and companies need to spend the money to make money. Unfortunately companies have to make sacrafices and attempt to save money where they can. You mentioned that Dell's systems did not play well will each other, but what about an all intel network? or a linksys network. granted that cisco owns linksys, but do they play as well with each other? I agree with you when you state that you get what you pay for and companies need to spend the money to make money. Unfortunately companies have to make sacrafices and attempt to save money where they can. You mentioned that Dell’s systems did not play well will each other, but what about an all intel network? or a linksys network. granted that cisco owns linksys, but do they play as well with each other?

]]> http://blog.super-networking.net/2006/06/why-you-get-what-you-pay-for/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Steve Fri, 16 Jun 2006 19:31:12 +0000 http://blog.super-networking.net/?p=3#comment-2 what would some good choices (links) for cisco products? How big should your network be before using cisco? Switches, routers, wifi, etc? what would some good choices (links) for cisco products? How big should your network be before using cisco? Switches, routers, wifi, etc?

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