Jim Perrin wrote: > > This one is a toss up. It depends on what module you get for them. IBM > seems to push the HS21's and accompanying chassis with the nortel > layer 2/3 switching module, however there are others you can get. > We've ordered a patch-panel copper passthru module so that we can put > our cisco 4506 to good use. Basically each blade gets their own lines > to our patch panel, and from there to our switch. I think I need some of those - *scribble* *scribble*. > This one surprises me. I guess it might depend on who your rep is and > what your organization is. we've got 24x7 4hour support with them, > and they've never taken longer than 1.5 hours to show up. The tech > (when we've requested more than just a replacement part) has always > been reasonably intelligent, and his knuckles don't drag on the floor > at all. I was quite impressed. I've only dealt with the guys on the phone. He was reasonably intelligent, and probably his fix will work, it's just being a PITA to implement, and it still smells like it's hardware, but he's claiming it's Celeron microcode and I have to jump through a bunch of hoops to fix it. Hopefully next week I'll deal with it while I'm spending a few days of quality time building out a bunch of new stuff down there. I'm pretty sure his knuckles don't drag on the floor though, he wasn't just reading a screen. Did take him a week plus to call me back when I called an hour after he went home that night. Peter -- Peter Serwe <peter at infostreet dot com> http://www.infostreet.com "The only true sports are bullfighting, mountain climbing and auto racing." -Earnest Hemingway "Because everything else requires only one ball." -Unknown "Do you wanna go fast or suck?" -Mike Kojima "There are two things no man will admit he cannot do well: drive and make love." -Sir Stirling Moss