On 2007/04/06 10:26, RedShift wrote: > RedShift wrote: > >I've got this linksys SRW2016 managed 16 port gigabit switch at home. > >The only problem with it, is that the firmware well eh, sucks. The > >telnet interface can't configure everything (just basic setup, you can't > >even set up SNMP or VLANs)
This is pretty normal, they don't want to erode sales of what they call 'enterprise' devices. > > and the webinterface only works correctly with Internet Explorer. Was IE stated as a requirement? If not, you probably have good grounds to return it. > Update: I misread the bootup information, it says it has an "88E6218 > with ARM946E-S". The 88E6218 seems to be a marvell chip commonly used in > cheap routers for home. Most of this class of switch (i.e. low-cost gigabit, intended to be managed by a web browser) seem to use Marvell or Broadcom chips, neither company are renowned for freely available programming information. That's even before you start on the ASICs.
