There's a GUI for everything these days though I wouldn't be caught dead using it. Primarily because I think I am too stupid to figure out how the damn thing works. As for the pretty graphs, that is what my monitoring system is for...
On Feb 1, 2008 9:25 AM, Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Feb 1, 2008 10:43 AM, Don Ely <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > GUI's are for the unskilled... > > I prefer a CLI for most things, but the web GUI in the HP switches > is useful for monitoring. It shows real-time port status and traffic > utilization graphs. I sometimes have several browser windows open on > one of my virtual desktops, each showing the switch status GUI. Lets > me see the network's overall health at a glance. With a CLI only > Catalyst, you *have* to run the separate management software to get > that. (I dunno enough about Cisco's current product offerings to know > if they offer web GUIs standard now, but they didn't use to.) > > -- Ben > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
