Worst design decisions?

Thu Sep 18 20:19:20 UTC 2003

Who needs a console port on a Bay?  Site angler will save the day!

... Err, sorry, coming off of a power outage with nothing to do but
drink coffee.

-e 

-----Original Message-----
From: Peter E. Fry [mailto:pfry at swbell.net] 
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 11:02 AM
To: nanog at merit.edu
Subject: Re: Worst design decisions?

David Barak wrote:

> Personally my issues are console-cable related: is
> there a benefit to the HUGE variety of console pinouts
> used by the various hardware vendors?  Just look at
> vendor C as an example [...]

  Is that the best example you can come up with?  Ever use any Bay
equipment...?
  Heh.  Makes me want to add "I hate it when that happens", as in "Ever
put your head in a vise and crank it down real tight...?"

Peter E. Fry