[geeks] 3Com's fight against terroism *rolls eyes*

[Kris Kirby]

On Mon, 18 Feb 2002, Eric Dittman wrote:
> I'm surprised 3Com is just now getting around to screening.  The
> restrictions have been around long before 9/11.

Just one of the many reasons why I am no longer impressed with 3Com.

I own a Lanplex 2500, as do several other folks on this and other lists
and have recovered it from a nearly unbootable state. This meant I had to
deal with thier "knowledge base", etc.

I once contacted someone about shipping it off and having it "fixed" by
them for a sum. I believe I was quoted $250 and he made an obscure comment
about the difficulty in getting the system software out of 3Com. Seeing as
how I already had the software, I put the switch aside for about three
months, found the requisite ethernet card, and flashed it myself.

That damned switch cost me $40 for a *USED* 3C589C. If it weren't free,
I'd have screamed up and down about it.

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