Comments on: Cisco ISR G2′s on the way http://www.thecruftofmybrain.com/2009/10/14/cisco-isr-g2s-on-the-way/ Purging my mental dust bunnies Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:59:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: scott http://www.thecruftofmybrain.com/2009/10/14/cisco-isr-g2s-on-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-15453 scott Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:17:42 +0000 http://www.thecruftofmybrain.com/?p=464#comment-15453 Steve, I know about that and perhaps they're trying to have some cost savings. I've also seen devices that can do both master or slave role. There aren't many though so I have to wonder if the chip or the programming is expensive. Either way, you'd think it would be something Cisco could have figured out. They've got people way smarter than me working on these things though! Steve, I know about that and perhaps they’re trying to have some cost savings. I’ve also seen devices that can do both master or slave role. There aren’t many though so I have to wonder if the chip or the programming is expensive. Either way, you’d think it would be something Cisco could have figured out. They’ve got people way smarter than me working on these things though!

]]> By: Steve http://www.thecruftofmybrain.com/2009/10/14/cisco-isr-g2s-on-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-15441 Steve Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:22:57 +0000 http://www.thecruftofmybrain.com/?p=464#comment-15441 Regarding "I’m not sure of the wisdom of using that over the already present regular USB ports", unless I'm misunderstanding, the difference is that the CURRENT USB ports are HOST ports, which accept USB devices (memory, specifically), whereas a console port would be a slave port, which would appear as a device to a host PC.. USB, unlike old fashioned serial or even firewire, have distinct "master / slave" roles. Does that make sense, or am I missing something? Regarding “I’m not sure of the wisdom of using that over the already present regular USB ports”, unless I’m misunderstanding, the difference is that the CURRENT USB ports are HOST ports, which accept USB devices (memory, specifically), whereas a console port would be a slave port, which would appear as a device to a host PC..

USB, unlike old fashioned serial or even firewire, have distinct “master / slave” roles.

Does that make sense, or am I missing something?

]]> By: Jason Tally http://www.thecruftofmybrain.com/2009/10/14/cisco-isr-g2s-on-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-12267 Jason Tally Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:02:46 +0000 http://www.thecruftofmybrain.com/?p=464#comment-12267 Get a closer look at some of the details released in the presentation slides at the following post on my blog. <a href="http://commoditycomputingblog.com/2009/10/14/more-leaked-information-on-ciscos-g2-isrs/" rel="nofollow">http://commoditycomputingblog.com/2009/10/14/more-leaked-information-on-ciscos-g2-isrs/</a> Get a closer look at some of the details released in the presentation slides at the following post on my blog.

http://commoditycomputingblog.com/2009/10/14/more-leaked-information-on-ciscos-g2-isrs/

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