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Re: Worst design decisions?
From: Justin Shore <listuser () numbnuts net>
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 10:19:20 -0500 (CDT)
On Thu, 18 Sep 2003, David Barak wrote:
--- Matt <acheron () qwest net> wrote:I've got a couple others in my head from 3Com and a couple of others, but I thought I'd get the ball rolling. So, what do you think?Personally my issues are console-cable related: is there a benefit to the HUGE variety of console pinouts used by the various hardware vendors? Just look at vendor C as an example (I can think of four types immediately) - not only are the types of console port not standardized, but process for determining the location of the port clearly involved the reading of entrails...
<Applause> I can think of 6 different console cable pinouts and connectors that Enterasys (Cabletron) has used over the years. No wait, make that 7. How could I forget the inherited Fore ATM architecture and subsequent blades. Could people just pick ONE pinout and connector and stick with it? Please! Of course I also have a Cisco 675 that I've been unable to use for years simply because I have yet to figure out what ungodly pinout Cisco used in it. Justin
Current thread:
- RE: Worst design decisions?, (continued)
- RE: Worst design decisions? Chris Horry (Sep 19)
- RE: Worst design decisions? Alex Rubenstein (Sep 19)
- Re: Worst design decisions? Brian Bruns (Sep 18)
- Re: Worst design decisions? (Cisco 4x00 rails) Mark Rogaski (Sep 18)
- Re: Worst design decisions? David Barak (Sep 18)
- Re: Worst design decisions? up (Sep 18)
- Re: Worst design decisions? Todd Vierling (Sep 18)
- Re: Worst design decisions? Justin Shore (Sep 18)
- RE: Worst design decisions? Bob German (Sep 18)
- RE: Worst design decisions? Wojtek Zlobicki (Sep 20)
- Re: Worst design decisions? up (Sep 18)
- Re: Worst design decisions? Justin Shore (Sep 18)
- Re: Worst design decisions? Nathan J. Mehl (Sep 18)
- Re: Worst design decisions? Peter E. Fry (Sep 18)
- Re: Worst design decisions? E.B. Dreger (Sep 18)
- Re: Worst design decisions? Dominic J. Eidson (Sep 18)
- Re: Worst design decisions? Brian Bruns (Sep 18)
- Re: Worst design decisions? Ryan Tucker (Sep 18)
- Re: Worst design decisions? Aaron Dewell (Sep 18)
- Re: Worst design decisions? Petri Helenius (Sep 18)