Oh yea. It was literally a corporate disaster. One of very few days in my life that I will never forget. This certainly not nearly as important as another - but still a widw-scale cluster-****.
Oh yea, I can recall driver issues as well. Like some anti-virus companies, 3Com was a company I loved until one day when I learned to despise them. -- ME2 On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 2:16 PM, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > ~ 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
