ethernet switch recommendation?

[Miguel Barreiro Paz]

	Hi,

> I've had good experience with Nortel's BayStack 350-24T and 3Com's
> SuperStack 3300 XM (without additional ports). They both come in "desktop"
> version, but are accompanied by rack mounting brackets and screws.

	We've been using several SuperStack II 3300 for several years
without problems, but note that their backplane is limited to 2.1Gbps (if
Nortel ads are to be believed, that is). Maybe the newer SuperStack3 are
faster. 

Regards,

Miguel