<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="MS Exchange Server version 5.5.2658.2"> <TITLE>RE: [Linux-cluster] Low cost storage for clusters</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> Classification: UNCLASSIFIED unfortunately I can't respond privately as it's going off topic, but some of the differentiating factors are chipset choice, per port buffer size, separate buffers for for in/out, speed of switching engine/fabric, and pipelining. I can't presume to say what switch does what. I let guys like NetworkWorld try to figure that out. > Well said. But I'm still suspicious. You can get a no-name 24-port > web-managed gigabit ethernet switch from Dell for UKP236 at Dell stuff is generally just "ok" in my book. Unless you can finger who and what product their OEM'ing I tend to prefer something from a recognized network company. That said, I haven't been bit too hard by Compaq stuff. </BODY> </HTML>