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Introducing other switches into Cisco network
I've done some evaluating since and discovered the HP procurve switch uses cdp (cisco discovery protocol). The main problem before was that this protocol couldn't detect non-cisco switches. Also the HP interface looks very similar to cisco's- vbrennan
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- Forum: Compatible networking solutions
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Introducing other switches into Cisco network
Below is the snippet that I read about IOS software. Is there personally any reason why you stick solely with Cisco? Cisco IOS Software: The Future The strategy for the Cisco IOS software is to continue to provide technologies and solutions based on customer needs. Cisco IOS software will...- vbrennan
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- Forum: Compatible networking solutions
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Introducing other switches into Cisco network
I am trying to evaluate the pros and cons of introducing cheaper switches into a Cisco switch network. From my research so far, I've seen that other other vendors can handle Cisco IOS software but are there any downsides that anyone knows about?- vbrennan
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