From: Ben Groff (bsgroff@gmail.com)
Date: Tue Sep 05 2006 - 15:31:09 ART
Its the only STP version available. You can't change it. You can't modify
any STP parameters. You get port security and dhcp snooping on the ports as
well. Don't like that? Too bad, its the unmodifiable default.
I can't discourage this product enough.
-Ben
On 9/5/06, Venkataramanaiah. R <vramanaiah@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Ben, Thanks for your feedback.. I can understand your frustration
> and can see how good CLI management is :-)
>
> But, you havent answered my question on RSTP support.. !!
>
> Rgds
> -Venkat
>
> On 9/5/06, Ben Groff <bsgroff@gmail.com> wrote:
> > CE500's suck hard. Don't buy them for a production environment. They
> offer
> > zero management capabilities. They do not integrate with Cisco
> Works. They
> > cannot be configured from the CLI. Its a completely lobotomized Cat
> 2950
> > switch.
> >
> > Good luck if you decide to persue a project with these. You might as
> well
> > buy 3com Super Stacks or Dell switches, because you get about the same
> > amount of features.
> >
> > -Ben
> >
> >
> > On 9/5/06, Venkataramanaiah.R <vramanaiah@gmail.com > wrote:
> > >
> > I do not see any RSTP stuff here as well..
> >
> >
> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6545/products_user_guide_chapter09186a0080531ea9.html#wp160469
> >
> > On 9/5/06, Venkataramanaiah. R <vramanaiah@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I see in Feature Navigator that CE500 switches can support RSTP and
> MSTP..
> > >
> > > However, i donot see any options from config guides on CCO, to
> > > enable/configure these protocols..
> > >
> > > I am yet to see this box myself, but i need to propose this switch for
> > > one prospective customer.., but i want to make sure that this device
> > > can support RSTP..
> > >
> > > Can someone who owns one of these CE500 switch, confirm if RSTP is
> > possible..
> > >
> > > I need RSTP badly, because we are hooking many such switches in a Ring
> > > topology (Due to distance constraints)
> > >
> > >
> > > PS - Switch guide says it doesnt support MSTP (That is a different
> > > story, may be MSTP support is added recently).
> >
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