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Review: 3Com Switch 4500 50-port

The 4500 features RIP capabilities, good SFP support, and easy voice/data network set up

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Price: £641 + VAT
Manufacturer: 3Com 01442 432233
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The winner of our Editor's Choice award, the Switch 4500 has RIP Layer 3 routing, but not OSPF. It also has four SFP ports.

Pros: Can use voice LANs (VLans) to easily support different vendors’ IP telephony equipment and prioritise voice traffic.

Cons: No SSL access.

Martin Courtney, Network IT Week 16 Nov 2006

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