Cisco Catalyst Switches vs NETGEAR ProSafe Managed Switches

• Spanning-Tree - The ability to handle loops and BPDU Guards is unmatched in my opinion. We heavily rely on this functionality to mitigate some layer 2 issues we sometimes face.
• Syslogs and SNMP - We love the detail at which we can obtain syslog information and filter based on levels. Much of our troubleshooting of faults with the detailed SNMP traps assist in mitigating issues early.
• L3 Switching - I love the fact that we can easily do routing and switching within the same unit, and for our internal core operations, it's perfect. High-speed port density are coupled with routing into a single unit on the larger Catalyst switches.

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• The switches met the data transfer needs of a small business with about 30 users and 4 servers.
• The web interface was adequate for a business that didn't have the need to dive into a device with a CLI.
• These were wall mounted. Not the best network design, but small businesses cut corners. The mounting holes helped with this "solution".

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• We have had some issues with 6800 switches more so the 6840s we had to replace them with 6880 because of hardware issues.
• The number of software releases. I know you are moving to just a few which is good.
• Sometimes finding a stable release for dot1x.

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• Both switches were the same model number, same firmware. One switch needed to be rebooted about every 5 weeks. This problem was never resolved.

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• The Cisco Catalyst Switches generally last longer than our accounting depreciation which gives us an ROI by not having to replace them before they are off the books.
• Cisco's change to subscription-based licensing makes self sparing support strategies more difficult which raises the cost.
• Catalyst's reliability allows for a lower TCO.

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• The NetGear switches made a positive impact as entry level switches for a startup company.

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