They're going to retire the 3524 PWR because it dosen't have the new "AVVID" capabilites of the new 2950/3550's. They're just waiting for the IEEE to ratify the new 802.3af standard, so they can include it into the 3550 switches. I guess the new standards will use different pins and wires to deliver the power than the current Cisco standard.
""Michael L. Williams"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > "Frank Merrill" wrote in message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > Michael L. Williams wrote: > > > > > > Yeah... I don't get this....... I know there aren't any 2950s > > > and 3550s that > > > support power, but there's the 3524-PWR-XL-EN switch that does > > > provide > > > inline power..... Can't they make up their mind as to whether > > > they want to > > > do it or not?!?!?! > > > > Yes, they do want to do it, and will retire the 3524-PWR as soon as they > can. > > Uh.... if they DO want to do it (have switches with inline power), then why > would they want to retire the 3524-PWR?!?!?! ( I know there's the > 4000/6000s but I doubt you'll see someone putting a 4000 switch in an > offiste that may only have 20 PCs but may want inline power for IP Phones or > wireless) > > > > As far as the 3550 replacing the 5000, it says "However, the > > > only switching > > > features tested during this time will be those common to both > > > devices - > > > additional features on the Catalyst 3550 will only be tested > > > after November > > > 4th, 2002." What are they referring to? It's still going to > > > suck for those > > > people because they may or may not end up in a lab with a 5000 > > > (CatOS) or a > > > 3550 (IOS). .... Am I off base here? > > > > I think so. It's just a box. What diffence does it make what type it is. > > If they are going to certify people as 'expert' in internetworking, then > > what difference does the type of router or switch make? It's just a box > > that does layer 2 and layer 3 functions. If you are attempting the lab, > you > > should be able to handle it, and I'm sure you can. > > What difference does it make which box? Don't get me wrong, I can use IOS > and CatOS both no problem. But I also don't think it's right to have some > people show up to the lab and not know exactly what equipment to expect > (because they may have just changed it the day before), unlike every other > CCIE candidate before them who knew precisely what equipment they were > dealing with (every other CCIE candidate except for the first ones that went > through before study guides and bootcamps). Personally, I wish they would > stop shipping 6x00s with CatOS and just go forward with Native IOS. I mean, > the CatOS is ancient, and it's about time Cisco unified the user interface > and commands. > > Mike W. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=46689&t=46623 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
