Comments on: 100Mbs Layer 3 Switch superior to 1Gbs standard switch? http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/100mbs-layer-3-switch-superior-to-1gbs-standard-switch/ Sun, 26 May 2013 01:40:27 +0000 hourly 1 By: alanbloom http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/100mbs-layer-3-switch-superior-to-1gbs-standard-switch/#comment-50389 alanbloom Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:08:43 +0000 #comment-50389 Hi again
Is a L3 switch not faster at forwarding than a standard switch? The two I have seen are a Gbs switch for £350 and a Layer 3 100Mbs for £376. The first is obviously well suited for me and eventually, all the computers can be upgraded to Gbs speed. Also, the L3 switch has two Gbs ports, which can be used for the servers.

For instance, I don’t need VLAN features, but if a L3 switch can operate faster and it costs around the same then it may have more benefits. I don’t need to transfer large files so a low latency would be better…

]]> By: tbitner http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/100mbs-layer-3-switch-superior-to-1gbs-standard-switch/#comment-50381 tbitner Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:10:40 +0000 #comment-50381 Go with the GB switch and get rid of that hub! An unmanaged GB switch is a lot cheaper than a managed L3 switch, plus you don’t have a need for L3 functionality on your network.

]]> By: alanbloom http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/100mbs-layer-3-switch-superior-to-1gbs-standard-switch/#comment-50366 alanbloom Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:01:53 +0000 #comment-50366 Thanks for the comments :-)

Well, at the moment I have an old 24 port switch and a 24 port hub (which only has the least used computers on it!).

I want to get an updated 48 port switch and the servers are 1Gbs too… :-)

]]> By: jurban4586 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/100mbs-layer-3-switch-superior-to-1gbs-standard-switch/#comment-50363 jurban4586 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 22:11:06 +0000 #comment-50363 Lets go back to the upgrade issue. What is your budget? If your current system has port growth left, why upgrade? Do you see growth far beyond the intial 40 hosts? Does the upgrade make sense, or can you save the money with the current config? I see no reason to upgrade. Look closer at the cost / benefit of where you are today and what an upgrade would do for you.

]]> By: jurban4586 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/100mbs-layer-3-switch-superior-to-1gbs-standard-switch/#comment-50362 jurban4586 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 22:10:18 +0000 #comment-50362 Lets go back to the upgrade issue. What is your budget? If your current system has port growth left, why upgrade? Do you see growth far beyond the intial 40 hosts? Does the upgrade make sense, or can you save the money with the current config? I see no reason to upgrade. Look closer at the cost / benefit of where you are today and what an upgrade would do for you.

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