Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Dear Secret Santa...

My family celebrates the Xmas holidays by giving gifts via Secret Santa.
Here was my letter.... I'm sure they'll love it...


Dear Secret Santa:

I'd like a Cisco 3560, but those are going for $800 used right now. So I'd like
a Cisco 3550. You'd have to buy it used from eBay. It can be 24 or 48 ports. They
go for around the same price. See a sample below.

http://cgi.ebay.com/CISCO-3550-CATALYST-48-PORT-SWITCH-DUAL-WS-G5484_W0QQitemZ270286891237QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item270286891237&_trkparms=72%3A1205|39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A12|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps646/index.html

I just need the following specs:

Cisco WS-C3550-48-SMI Switch 3550 with EMI Image
or
Cisco WS-C3550-24-SMI Switch 3550 with EMI Image
or
Cisco WS-C3550-24-SMI Switch 3550 with SMI Image

Don't let these specifications frighten or confuse you. The hardware is the easiest
part of networking. Please be sure that once you get the Cisco 3550, test it to
make sure it works. (For testing you will need to "console" in; please see {Dad's name}
for details). It would stink if you gave a me a switch that didn't work.

Many Thanks Santa!

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