Why would I want training from people who lack documentation skills?
*ASB *(Find me online via About.Me <http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker/bio>) *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage... * On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 5:08 PM, Maglinger, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > HP’s knowledge base has really slipped in the last couple of years, at > least in the UNIX areas. It’s riddled with dead links and supported by just > a handful of people. Even their documentation has become less informative. > I perceive it as an attempt to push their training classes. > > > > *From:* Jonathan Link [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 02, 2011 4:00 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Getting Rid of CAT5? > > > > The only thing worse than HP's URLs is their search capability on their > site[1]. > > > > [1] I admit I may be a few years out of date here...I haven't tried > searching the HP site in a long time. > > On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 4:50 PM, Raper, Jonathan - Eagle < > [email protected]> wrote: > > "Aside: HP has some of the most atrocious URLs I've ever seen." > > +1000 > > > "FYI, I believe it's called a "mode conditioning cable" > > Yes, you would be correct. I drew a blank when I was typing earlier. > > > > Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE > Technology Coordinator > Eagle Physicians & Associates, PA > www.eaglemds.com > [email protected] > ________________________________________ > > From: Ben Scott [[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 4:43 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Getting Rid of CAT5? > > On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 4:15 PM, Raper, Jonathan - Eagle > <[email protected]> wrote: > > The differences in distance limitations for fiber has to do with the type > of fiber (example > > - Multimode, versus Single mode) ... > > Right. Also the grade of fiber -- apparently, not all fiber is > created equal; some has more bandwidth. This is the HP chart I > reference: > > > http://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01819899 > > (Aside: HP has some of the most atrocious URLs I've ever seen.) > > > You generally cannot mix and match LX or SX > > transceivers without a special cable. Cisco makes one, but man is it > expensive... > > FYI, I believe it's called a "mode conditioning cable". (And > anything that says "Cisco" on it is expensive, in my experience. :) > (Unless it also says "LinkSys" on it.)) > > -- Ben > > ~ 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
