From: Howard C. Berkowitz (hcb@gettcomm.com)
Date: Wed May 21 2003 - 17:53:59 GMT-3
At 3:15 PM -0500 5/21/03, Mike Schlenger wrote:
>Carrying around a sledgehammer to customer sites might warrant some
>nasty stares. Not to say I won't think about keeping one in the trunk
>though...
>
>Say..you think that will be a breakout session at this year's
>networkers? "Home Hardware Remedies for the Enterprise Network"?
Consider a hardware keynote run by Tim the Toolman, with Al and his
original assistant, Pam Anderson, as CCIE backups. The latter is an
example of some sort of virtual network, if not virtual reality.
Actually, with some of the older gear, a rubber mallet was useful.
Rack mounting a 7000 was always an afterthought, especially if you
needed to meet earthquake code. The general technique was to take out
the boards, unscrew the rubber feet covering the screws on the
bottom, and then lower the chassis onto a rack shelf predrilled to
take those screws. This took at least two people, but sometimes some
gentle tapping on the side was needed to get the final alignment.
You'd then screw the rubber feet back on (underneath the shelf) and
then put a strap clamp around the whole thing.
Early rack mounting kits for the 4000 series routers (probably was
the non-M 4000 itself) often were just a little wide, and needed some
filing and coaxing to fit.
Seriously, there probably are some home hardware items that people
have found useful from time to time. There will always be a role for
tie-wraps and duct tape, but I've used a lot of masking tape when
getting wiring harnesses into place prior to final tie-down.
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