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I have this 3COM switch that is located in my server room and is basically the backbone of a single subnet domain. It does have the 2 gigabit cards added in the back that give a total of 4) gigabit connections which are in use by servers. We have 2 other closets housing various switches ( and a couple of hubs 
) none of which are manageable. The closets are connected back to the server room by fiber.
We are planning a move to VoIP very soon and I was hoping that I can use this 3COM switch to see how much bandwidth is currently being used, etc. Since I have never looked into a managed switch like this there is probably other info I need but don't yet know it until I see it.
- Which of the software/utilities do I need to use on the 3COM page to start watching my switch?
- What should I be watching for to see how my network and switch are performing?
- Will this give me a good snapshot of what is going on my network to decide whether I need to move to gigabit?
I know this a lot of questions but I would very much appreciate any info you can give on this.
) none of which are manageable. The closets are connected back to the server room by fiber.We are planning a move to VoIP very soon and I was hoping that I can use this 3COM switch to see how much bandwidth is currently being used, etc. Since I have never looked into a managed switch like this there is probably other info I need but don't yet know it until I see it.
- Which of the software/utilities do I need to use on the 3COM page to start watching my switch?
- What should I be watching for to see how my network and switch are performing?
- Will this give me a good snapshot of what is going on my network to decide whether I need to move to gigabit?
I know this a lot of questions but I would very much appreciate any info you can give on this.