Marcel, See the link: http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc3/v28/greg28.htm for the best treatment of this I've seen. If this helps, let me know the next time you're in New Zealand and I'll take you up on that beer! <grin> Regards, Kevin FitzGerrell Carter Holt Harvey, Ltd. +64 27 460 9994 Quoting "Sieling, Marcel" <Marcel.Sieling@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > ...and be sure it would be worth a beer for me if someone=20 > would tell me why my mails to this list have such a=20 > bloody linefeed problem. ;-) > > Best regards - > > Marcel Sieling > Systems Technologies > > Invensys Systems GmbH > Emanuel-Leutze-Str. 11 > 40547 Duesseldorf > Germany > T: +49-211-5966-302 > F: +49-163-99-5966302=20 > M: +49-163-5966302 > Skype: marcel.sieling > mailto:marcel.sieling@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.foxboro-deutschland.de > > > > -----Urspr=FCngliche Nachricht----- > > Von: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20 > > [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Im Auftrag von Sieling, Marcel > > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 19. Oktober 2005 20:42 > > An: 'foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' > > Betreff: [foxboro] AW: Cisco switches vs Interesys > >=20 > >=20 > > Hi all wise and all knowing list, > >=20 > > Stan wrote: > > > I'd like to hear from other users as to which direction they=3D20 > > > are going, or are planing on going on this. > >=20 > > Besides many possible causes of problems that I can't imagine as I'm > = > =3D > > not a > > networking expert (and for sure not a foxboro mesh networking=20 > > expert) =3D > > it > > might cause probles using unsupported switches with the=20 > > communication =3D > > with > > system management. In system management each single port of=20 > > the switch =3D > > shows > > up and can be disabled for system alarming in case there is nothing > > connected to it. If all enabled ports are connected and healthy, the > = > =3D > > switch > > shows white, if at least one enabled port is unhealthy, it=20 > > shows yellow =3D > > and > > reports the failed ports on the system alarm printer. > >=20 > > This functionality might not work on unsupported switches, even when > = > =3D > > the > > mesh communication might look good. > >=20 > > See http://www.powerslider.de/tmp/SMDH.gif for a screenshot=20 > > of the SMDH > > display (I/A version 8.0-b). > >=20 > > Just my two cents... > >=20 > > Best regards - > >=20 > > Marcel Sieling > > Systems Technologies > >=20 > > Invensys Systems GmbH > > Emanuel-Leutze-Str. 11 > > 40547 Duesseldorf > > Germany > > T: +49-211-5966-302 > > F: +49-163-99-5966302=3D20 > > M: +49-163-5966302 > > Skype: marcel.sieling > > mailto:marcel.sieling@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > http://www.foxboro-deutschland.de > >=20 > >=20 > > > -----Urspr=3DFCngliche Nachricht----- > > > Von: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=3D20 > > > [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Im Auftrag von stan > > > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 19. Oktober 2005 15:44 > > > An: Foxboro List > > > Betreff: [foxboro] Cisco switches vs Interesys > > >=3D20 > > >=3D20 > > > We are close to buying our second set of V7 hardware. On the=3D20 > > > first set we let Foxboro talk us into Interesys switches. The=3D20 > > > corporate standard, however is Cisco, and within our=3D20 > > > organization we certainly have more expertise in supporting these. > > >=3D20 > > > I'd like to hear from other users as to which direction they=3D20 > > > are going, or are planing on going on this. > > >=3D20 > > > Thanks. > > >=3D20 > > > --=3D20 > > > U.S. Encouraged by Vietnam Vote - Officials Cite 83% Turnout=3D20 > > > Despite Vietcong Terror=3D20 > > > - New York Times 9/3/1967 > > > =3D20 > > > =3D20 > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > > _________ > > > This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by=3D20 > > > Invensys Process Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). 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