You had fun with that too? <way back machine> They also had some interesting driver issues that would use the same high memory addresses as certain video cards </way back machine>
*ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) <http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker> *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* * * On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 4:57 PM, Micheal Espinola Jr < [email protected]> wrote: > I put the kibosh on 3Com some 15 years ago when they had NIC connectivity > issues with Cisco switches. They've never seemed trustworthy to me since. > > -- > ME2 > > > On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 1:46 PM, Kim Longenbaugh <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> We had a 3com router that sometimes refused to pass traffic for no >> reason we could ever determine. But, all we had to do to get it working >> again was to unplug one of the interfaces and let the electrons drain out >> for 30 seconds or so, then plug it back it. The network was back to normal >> for sometimes months before it would happen again. >> >> >> >> Then we replaced the router with their brand-new CoreBuilder 3500 switch. >> Then, two weeks later they abandoned the enterprise switch market and left >> us high and dry. >> >> >> >> Since then, 3com has had a big place in our network plans: the trash can. >> >> >> >> *From:* Erik Goldoff [mailto:[email protected]] >> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 22, 2010 3:17 PM >> >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> *Subject:* RE: My whole network went down! >> >> >> >> Well, by on do you mean on solid, like broadcast storm or locked up ? >> >> That’s more what I was getting at, I saw that on a 3Com 36 port switch a >> few years back, whole switch just locked up, thought it was Windows and >> wanted a reboot before it would work again. >> >> >> >> *Erik Goldoff*** >> >> *IT Consultant* >> >> *Systems, Networks, & Security * >> >> ' Security is an ongoing process, not a one time event ! ' >> >> *From:* James Kerr [mailto:[email protected]] >> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 22, 2010 4:13 PM >> >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> *Subject:* Re: My whole network went down! >> >> >> >> I did, they looked like they were all functioning but I didnt examine them >> closely, just saw that the lights were on on all of them. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> *From:* Erik Goldoff <[email protected]> >> >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]> >> >> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 22, 2010 2:52 PM >> >> *Subject:* RE: My whole network went down! >> >> >> >> Did you happen to take note of the link light status on the switches >> before you shut down the UPS ? >> >> >> >> *Erik Goldoff*** >> >> *IT Consultant* >> >> *Systems, Networks, & Security * >> >> ' Security is an ongoing process, not a one time event ! ' >> >> *From:* James Kerr [mailto:[email protected]] >> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 22, 2010 2:45 PM >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> *Subject:* My whole network went down! >> >> >> >> So anyway, we lost all connectivity around noon at our main office. After >> some various checks on the servers, I try to ping some of them from my >> workstation and every so often I get a reply but mostly its timing out. I go >> to our wire closet and shut off the UPS that all our switches are on, bring >> them back up and low and behold everything is working again. Anyone have any >> idea what one of these switches was doing to bring the network to its knees? >> If it happens again I will restart them individually to see which one caused >> the drama. Network was down for 45 minutes, not happy. >> >> >> >> James >> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
