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Error 404--Not Found

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.

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Scorecard for 10G switch test

Cisco switch comes out on top

NetResults
Product Cisco Catalyst 3750E-48PD-EF Series Switch ProCurve Switch 3500yl Summit X450a-48t
Vendor Cisco ProCurve Networking by HP Extreme Networks
Price* $33,980 $16,096 $14,480
Pros Very extensive feature set; strong multicast scalability and
performance		 Strong unicast and multicast throughput and latency; highest Layer 2 multicast scalability Strong unicast and multicast throughput and latency; passed all 802.1X test cases; extensive feature list
Cons Forwarded unauthenticated data in one 802.1X case Limited Layer 3 multicast and IPv6 support in version tested Limited multicast scalability; factory reset left some personally identifiable information
Score 4.49 4.46 4.35
Product FastIron Edge X Series 448+2XG-PREM OmniSwitch 6850 Model OS6850-48X PowerConnect 6248P DGS-3650
Vendor Foundry Networks Alcatel-Lucent Dell D-Link Systems
Price $15,985 $13,685 $5,779 $8,841
Pros Strong multicast performance; passed all 802.1X test cases; extensive feature list Strong unicast performance; lowest idle power consumption Strong unicast and multicast throughput and latency Strong multicast throughput and latency
Cons Higher power consumption; larger form factor compared with other switches Limited multicast scalability; verbose CLI; factory reset left some personally identifiable information Limited multicast scalability; limited 802.1X support; forwarded unauthenticated data in one 802.1X case Much lower unicast throughput and latency than other switches; limited 802.1X support; limited storm-control granularity
Score 4.23 4.05 3.58 3.55
Scorecard
Category (weight) Cisco HP Extreme Foundry Alcatel-Lucent Dell D-Link
Layer-2 unicast performance (15%) 4.5 4.75 4.5 4.17 4.67 4.42 3.0
Layer-3 unicast performance (15%) 4.5 4.65 4.5 4.08 4.58 4.42 3.17
Layer-2 multicast group capacity (10%) 5.0 5.0 4.25 4.0 3.0 2.0 4.25
Layer-2 multicast performance (10%) 4.5 5.0 4.75 4.58 3.5 4.5 4.5

Layer-3 multicast performance (5%)

 4.5 3.65 4.75 4.67 4.0 4.58 4.5
802.1X/NAC support (10%) 3.5 4.5 5.0 5.0 3.5 2.0 3.0

Storm control (5%)

 5.0 4.5 4.25 4.5 4.5 3.0 2.5
Management and security (10%) 4.0 3.5 2.5 3.75 3.5 2.75 3.5
Power consumption (5%) 4.25 4.0 4.5 2.5 5.0 4.5 4.5
Features (15%) 5.0 4.25 4.5 4.5 4.25 3.5 3.5
Total score 4.49 4.46 4.35 4.23 4.05 3.58 3.55
Scoring key: 5: Exceptional; 4: Very good; 3: Average; 2: Below average; 1: Subpar or not available.