[geeks] Cisco's new "smart" switches

[Lionel Peterson]

>From: Sridhar Ayengar <ploopster at gmail.com>
>Date: 2007/07/27 Fri PM 01:04:25 CDT
>To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
>Subject: Re: [geeks] Cisco's new "smart" switches

>James Fogg wrote:
>>> Patrick Giagnocavo wrote:
>>>> Seems like this switch might be a re-badged one of these.
>>> Cisco Express switches truly and honestly run IOS, but no
>>> access to the CLI.
>> 
>> <Barbie> CLI is Hard! </Barbie>
>
>What exactly is the point of IOS without access to the CLI?

Ease of management? ;^)

No confusing commands to remember, no need to bundle serial cables with device, saving untold numbers of nickles, etc...

Lionel