Winswitch and Openswitch are fully expandable via 100-Mbps Fast Ethernet, an integrated 1.44-Gbps Netbus link, 10-Mbps ports, or an ATM port. Both products provide eight 10-Mbps ports with auto-detecting half- or full-duplex capability. For use with small- to medium-size peer-to-peer networks, Winswitch ($2400) supports 512 Ethernet user addresses; Openswitch ($3500), intended for medium- to large-size client/server networks, supports 4096 Ethernet user addresses and provides transparent connectivity among network operating systems. Expandability features in both devices support stacks of up to eight switches for a total of 64 dedicated 10-Mbps ports or segments.
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Ethernet Switches
