NetResults and Scorecard: 100M bit/sec switches, 8/11/97

Error 404--Not Found

From RFC 2068 Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1:

10.4.5 404 Not Found

The server has not found anything matching the Request-URI. No indication is given of whether the condition is temporary or permanent.

If the server does not wish to make this information available to the client, the status code 403 (Forbidden) can be used instead. The 410 (Gone) status code SHOULD be used if the server knows, through some internally configurable mechanism, that an old resource is permanently unavailable and has no forwarding address.

Scorecard and NetResults: 100M bit/sec switches

Network World, 8/11/97

Scorecard



          HP  Cisco Fore N    Cable Bay Com  3Com Net.
                         Base tron      paq       Periph.

Overall   8.1  8.1  8.0  7.0  6.4  6.3  6.0  6.2  5.3

Perform-
ance(40)  10    9   10    8    6    10   7    6    5
Mgmt and
admin.(20) 7    8    7    6    6     3   6    6    5
Traffic,
flow
cntrol(20) 7    8    6    7    8     3   5    7    6
Config and
connectiv-
ity(10)    7    7    8    7    7     8   6    6    5
VLANs,
other feat-
ures(10)   6    6    6    5    5     3   4    6    6

Weight refers to the percentage weight given each criteria in our 1-10 ranking (with 10 being the best).

NetResults

Bay BayStack 350T

Web site
Price: $3,995
Number of 100Base-T ports: 16
Pros: Excellent throughput
Cons: Console-only management (no Windows management software; not yet supported by Optivity)

Cabletron FN100

Web site
Price: $8,400
Number of 100Base-T ports: 8
Pros: Multi-link switch-to-switch trunking; good broadcast and traffic control
Cons: Head-of-line blocking observed; overpriced

Cisco Catalyst 5002

Web site
Price: $18,285
Number of 100Base-T ports: 14
Pros: Good throughput; broadcast control features; multi-link switch-to-switch trunking; excellent management
Cons: Overpriced

Compaq 5708

Web site
Price: $2,392
Number of 100Base-T ports: 8
Pros: Excellent throughput; good value
Cons: Head-of-line blocking observed; basic features only (few advanced features)

Fore ES-3810

Web site
Price: $10,990
Number of 100Base-T ports: 16 Pros: Excellent throughput; integrates ATM and 100BaseT well
Cons: High priced; management software is bulky

HP AdvanceStack Switch 800T

Web site
Price: $3,995
Number of 100Base-T ports: 8
Pros: Excellent throughput; broadcast control features; multi-link switch-to-switch trunking;good value; per-port filters
Cons: None

NBase MegaSwitch II NH2012R

Web site
Price: $3,495
Number of 100Base-T ports: 8
Pros: Good throughput; Gigabit Ethernet option;flow control over full-duplex links;filtering
Cons: Head-of-line blocking observed

Network Peripherals FE-1200

Web site
Price: $3,495
Number of 100Base-T ports: 12
Pros: Settable per-port filters;special switch-to-switch trunking
Cons: Head-of-line blocking observed; disappointing throughput; ports are fixed 100BaseT (no 10/100)

3Com SuperStack II Switch 3000 TX

Web site
Price: $2,995
Number of 100Base-T ports: 8
Pros: Broadcast control features; very good management
Cons: Disappointing throughput; ports are fixed 100BaseT (no 10/100)

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