Depending on the features you need and you price point; the Cisco CSM for the 6500 works great and should scale quite well but is quite pricey. If you are looking for something smaller you could use the Cisco CSS 11500; the CSS works well since the software has been upgraded and has far lower price then the CSM. I personally have not had any wide spread experience with the F5 and Foundry equipment. Chris Burton Network Engineer Walt Disney Internet Group: Network Services The information contained in this e-mail message is confidential, intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please contact Walt Disney Internet Group at 206-664-4000. -----Original Message----- From: owner-nanog@merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog@merit.edu] On Behalf Of James Baldwin Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 4:33 PM To: North American Network Operators Group Subject: NLB Recommendations I'm looking for recommendations for network load balancers. These, at this time, will primarily be used to attach to a cluster of webservers although I would like a solution which can be repurposed to other applications later. I am looking at F5's Big IP, Cisco's SLB, and Foundry's ServerIron at this time.