The upgrades to the Catalyst 4500 and 6500 come at a time when Cisco is taking a lot of flack for the age of both switches, which were released around 1999. "Cisco gets criticised a lot for the age of ...

Cisco has issued a recall for the fan tray units of its new Catalyst 4500 LAN switches after internal testing determined that they can short circuit and render the switch inoperable. The recall was ...

We're replacing a couple layer 3 switches (3750, 3550) in our environment. I've been looking at mostly 3850s but just got a quote back for a 4500x that's a bit cheaper. We don't do much on our network ...

HP this week is refreshing its 5400 series switch line with new chassis that features double the switching capacity of its predecessor. HP’s next-generation 5400R zl2 switch series features a 2Tbps HP ...

I need to change out a blade in a 4510R soon. I'll be replacing a 48port 10/100 with a 48port 10/100/1000 blade.<BR><BR>The Cisco docs say the blades are hot swappable. The switch should acknowledge a ...