[rescue] Historical Note - BayStack 350-24T Password Reset

[Lionel Peterson]

>From: Phil Brutsche <phil at tux.obix.com>
>Date: 2007/08/08 Wed AM 11:54:02 CDT
>To: The Rescue List <rescue at sunhelp.org>
>Subject: Re: [rescue] Historical Note - BayStack 350-24T Password Reset

>Lionel Peterson wrote:
>> Now that I've got it - anyone have any exp. with it? Seems like a
>> pretty decent switch, esp. at $5 ;^)
>
>They work decently and they're cheap. They're also next to impossible to
>get firmware for - when it comes to service contracts, software
>downloads, etc they're every bit as bad as Cisco.
>
>Nortel is a small player in network infrastructure world. People use 'em
>because Nortel consultants recommend them for use with Nortel VoIP phone
>setups.
>
>Oh, and they're worthless on the used market ;)

Not true - I set the market value ot $5 earlier today ;^)

I'm happy to hold on to it for internal use on my network - my fear was that at best they were crappy switches, but if they are decent, I'm happy...

Lionel