[146882] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Network device command line interfaces
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jonathon Exley)
Thu Nov 24 14:59:19 2011
From: Jonathon Exley <Jonathon.Exley@kordia.co.nz>
To: NANOG Operators' Group <nanog@nanog.org>
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 19:58:01 +0000
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That's the problem - as a propellorhead I don't make the purchasing decisio=
ns. I can recommend products but low cost speaks more loudly than "this gea=
r is a dog to work with".=20
I don't really believe that manufacturers make crippleware user interfaces =
for thier products to encourage people to buy a more expensive range. I am =
more inclined to think that the software developers didn't have a good requ=
irements spec to work from and made it up off thier own back.=20
With the wealth of experience of people using these devices in this forum, =
maybe we could collate some good advice on what features of a UI are really=
important.
Hopefully there are some manufactures listening who can take the advice on =
board for the next product they develop.=20
Jonathon=20
On 24/11/2011, at 18:04, "Mike Hale" <eyeronic.design@gmail.com> wrote:
> If only it were that simple.
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> Try explaining the difference between the blinky lights on a 3750 and the
> netgear switch to a CFO who has little tech background.
> On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 8:51 PM, Dobbins, Roland <rdobbins@arbor.net> wro=
te:
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>> On Nov 24, 2011, at 11:41 AM, Jonathon Exley wrote:
>>=20
>>> I have a personal hate of text based menus and binary config backup
>> files.
>>=20
>> So, the obvious solution is to buy the products of vendors whose CLIs one
>> finds least offensive, is it not?
>>=20
>> ;>
>>=20
>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Roland Dobbins <rdobbins@arbor.net> // <http://www.arbornetworks.com>
>>=20
>> The basis of optimism is sheer terror.
>>=20
>> -- Oscar Wilde
>>=20
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