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Originally Posted by wrzwaldo
We are just getting started on a new plant and Moxa (or equal) was the specified gear. If we go with Moxa I'll post any hiccups we encounter.
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I'll tell you something that I told Beak in IM about Moxa. They're great except, don't try to upgrade the firmware on them via the WebInterface. It don't work!
Out on Moxa's site they have a program that will scan the subnet and find the switches, with it, you can upgrade the firmware. Yes, I know, system integrators normally don't upgrade firmware, but if you're going to be using them in Turbo Ring mode, you'll want to upgrade the firmware.
Also, the new firmware takes into account for the new DST settings and I believe adds NTP. The Syslogging function is really robust, and you can have it email every time a port status changes. I really like them, as I was going to get SixNet switches, but our integrator couldn't find a source for SixNet, and asked if Moxa would be ok. After I read the spec's on Moxa I determined they'd suit.