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How Do You Handle Ethernet Port Management?
MTL-Stalker asks: "I am currently investigating the best way to handle Ethernet port management for an organization with over 75,000 Ethernet ports spread out over 700+ sites. I was wondering how members of the Slashdot community are handling this issue in their organizations? Obviously this is as much a business process issue as a technological solution. In today's threat-filled networks, it seems like asking for trouble to rely on a simple switch based 'port enabled/port disabled' methodology. Do you think Cisco-style port security (tying a MAC address to a particular port) or PACLs (port access control lists) are worth the effort? Are products like Cisco Campus Manager or HP OpenView worth the cost and deployment headaches? Do they address your security concerns? How many of you are using homegrown scripting and/or SNMP solutions? How many ports can you effectively manage with these solutions? I would also be interested in knowing what industries these solutions are being implemented in."
Your statement is confusing. I mean I would go to the internet for help, but I'd never specifically come to Slashdot. Now if I wanted a torrent of obscure nerd "in-jokes" ("Will it run Linux?"), an endless barrage of lame puns, "razor-sharp" wit and over opinionated middle aged men then I'd come to Slashdot. Did I mention people trying to appear superior by posting "har-har look at the Slashdot community, in all its shortcomings" comments?
I presume that you are talking about the outing of Plame. Cheney did not do it. It was Bush. Recently, it was confirmed that rove DID confirm that Plame was a CIA agent. That was known to Fitzgerald. Yet charges were not filed. The only way that could have occurred is if the CIA "declassified" her from being an agent or if the president allowed it. Since the CIA absolutely will not do that (they are more worried about the contacts that were cultivated), that leaves on the president. Since charges were filed for lying and not for treason, it most likely means that GWB himself declassified her status by outing her. IOW, he is a traitor, a liar, and a coward.
Actually, they use Aruba for thier wireless, it is an awesome system. I've implemented it a couple of times and it rocks!