> * vlans > * mstp or some well established form of per vlan spanning tree > * acl's > * port mirroring or what cisco calls span sessions > * snmp > * ssh enabled remote management > * support w/ updates and bugfixes > > > I need at least 48 ports per device and obviously would like them to be > "fast". Most importantly, I'd like to know what you guys prefer as > operations dudes and what pitfalls to avoid. Also, are there other > features you folks would demand to have in your switches that I haven't > mentioned? I can provide more information if you'd like. Thanks. > > Oh, cost is sort of an issue (small/medium sized business) but right now > insight from you guys is what's important and I can work out the cost > issue later. Thanks again. > D-Link DGS-3100 I ordered a number of these for the school where I work to place a number of Cisco 2960 10/100 switches. I am quite happy with them. Some of these switches are connected by multi-mode fibre. cheers, Christopher