Re (2): Core router bakeoff?

[Eric Germann <ekgermann () CCTEC COM>]

At 10:10 PM 5/7/98 -0400, jkucic () kpmg com wrote:
> Eric Germann <ekgermann () cctec com>,Internet writes:
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> Hey, you haven't spoken with your local Cabletron rep lately; Cabletron is
> pushing channel relationships again. 

The abuser says "I won't do it again, I swear".  Yeah right.

> Now that I ragged on em, they do have solid stuff.  I have one client who 
> has had their MMAC hubs up and running for about 8 years with narry a 
> hiccup.  And these are in rotten basements. 
>
> You are right but is it Year 2000 compliant?

Do we really care if an unmanaged hub is Y2K compliant?  As long as it
forwards packets....

BTW, saw a great ad the other day from Nortel on y2k compliance on T1
concentrators.  Anyone have any idea why it matters in a mux, if it isn't
managed?

Eric


> Thanks,
>
> Joe Kucic