(usr-tc) Total Scrutinizer
My Internet Service company (semo.net) has been using 3com TC's since early 96. Back in October of 99, we decided that we needed to design software that would allow our Tech Support department view any user that was logged in to any of our 15 POPs and see their connection information (signal to noise, recv & trans, blocks resent, etc). Well, we now have that software done and have taken it thru the beta testing stage and have it available for sale. The software is called Total Scrutinizer and can be found at http://www.TotallyFabricated.com The software runs on Windows OS and works with 3Com Total Control Boxes. You can download a demo of the software which is crippled by limiting your ability to scrutinize 50% of the connected users. But we've tried to price it so that you can put it on every Techs system ($99 for one license and $299 for 5 licenses). Brian Becker President, Poplar Bluff Internet, Inc. http://www.semo.net Home of http://www.TotallyFabricated.com Software - To unsubscribe to usr-tc, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe usr-tc" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message.
Just in time... 3Com is ending (or at least selling) the Total Control chassis. Ever notice that there is no new code for the ARC's/DSP's since DEC 99? Only software patches to firmware bugs.... hmmmmm. Paul Farber Farber Technology farber@admin.f-tech.net Ph 570-628-5303 Fax 570-628-5545 On Tue, 16 May 2000, Brian Becker wrote:
My Internet Service company (semo.net) has been using 3com TC's since early 96. Back in October of 99, we decided that we needed to design software that would allow our Tech Support department view any user that was logged in to any of our 15 POPs and see their connection information (signal to noise, recv & trans, blocks resent, etc).
Well, we now have that software done and have taken it thru the beta testing stage and have it available for sale. The software is called Total Scrutinizer and can be found at http://www.TotallyFabricated.com
The software runs on Windows OS and works with 3Com Total Control Boxes.
You can download a demo of the software which is crippled by limiting your ability to scrutinize 50% of the connected users. But we've tried to price it so that you can put it on every Techs system ($99 for one license and $299 for 5 licenses).
Brian Becker President, Poplar Bluff Internet, Inc. http://www.semo.net Home of http://www.TotallyFabricated.com Software
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Just in time... 3Com is ending (or at least selling) the Total Control chassis.
Huh? Where did you get this info? As far as I can tell, its patently untrue.
Ever notice that there is no new code for the ARC's/DSP's since DEC 99? Only software patches to firmware bugs.... hmmmmm.
Reminder: TCS 4.0 is in beta at the moment. Development work is ongoing. -- Jeff McAdams Email: jeffm@iglou.com Head Network Administrator Voice: (502) 966-3848 IgLou Internet Services (800) 436-4456 - To unsubscribe to usr-tc, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe usr-tc" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message.
Face it, TC has ended its dial up commitment. After 3 years of v.90 we still can't interoperate with about 20% of the modems out there and all the 'new' features have nothing to do with dial up access. 3Com is getting the highest per port charge for dial up (maybe CISCO is a bit higher?), and DSP's are not coming down in price.. even though there are many, many viable alternatives out there for dial up ISP's. I can't think of any thing more 3Com can do to snub small/mrd ISP's and not improve thier product for dial up access. If you like, maybe saying '3Com has stopped support for small/med ISP's with thier TC product'. It that better? Paul Farber Farber Technology farber@admin.f-tech.net Ph 570-628-5303 Fax 570-628-5545 On Tue, 16 May 2000, Jeff Mcadams wrote:
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Just in time... 3Com is ending (or at least selling) the Total Control chassis.
Huh? Where did you get this info? As far as I can tell, its patently untrue.
Ever notice that there is no new code for the ARC's/DSP's since DEC 99? Only software patches to firmware bugs.... hmmmmm.
Reminder: TCS 4.0 is in beta at the moment. Development work is ongoing. -- Jeff McAdams Email: jeffm@iglou.com Head Network Administrator Voice: (502) 966-3848 IgLou Internet Services (800) 436-4456
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At 04:25 PM 5/16/00 -0400, Paul Farber wrote:
If you like, maybe saying '3Com has stopped support for small/med ISP's with thier TC product'. It that better?
We attended one of 3Com's events describing their new strategies. We came away with the definite impression that the TC product line is very successful (read: profitable) and 3Com has no intention of EOLing or selling the TC line. We also came away with the impression that there is a definite push to market/service the top 25% of the installed TC base. If you don't fit that demographic (none of our customers do!), then you can expect "service" and "improvements" as you receive it now... Note these are our impressions, not the 3Com party line... FWIW Marty ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marty Elliott MARS, Inc. 2105 S. 48th St. Suite 104 Tempe, AZ 85282 602-426-8272 602-454-0770 fax Have you heard of the TCU Exchange???? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - To unsubscribe to usr-tc, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe usr-tc" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message.
I can't stand marketing drivel (no, voip is not the next big thing) and no, we will not have DSL in our area.. nor will 80% of the US. Not saying that they should not provide services for those markets.. but core product is core product. No, I can't order 10 chassis at a whack, but I do see a definate lack of concern for dial up ISP's. Topped off with crappy support, high per port cost, lack of fixes for code that is broke, and a definate move away from small/med dial up ISP's... 3Com is for all intensive purposes ending it's support for small/med ISP's... IMHO Paul Farber Farber Technology farber@admin.f-tech.net Ph 570-628-5303 Fax 570-628-5545
We attended one of 3Com's events describing their new strategies. We came away with the definite impression that the TC product line is very successful (read: profitable) and 3Com has no intention of EOLing or selling the TC line.
We also came away with the impression that there is a definite push to market/service the top 25% of the installed TC base. If you don't fit that demographic (none of our customers do!), then you can expect "service" and "improvements" as you receive it now...
Note these are our impressions, not the 3Com party line...
FWIW
Marty
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marty Elliott MARS, Inc. 2105 S. 48th St. Suite 104 Tempe, AZ 85282 602-426-8272 602-454-0770 fax Have you heard of the TCU Exchange???? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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I heard that they sold (past tense) the retail modem business... Paul Farber wrote:
Just in time... 3Com is ending (or at least selling) the Total Control chassis.
Ever notice that there is no new code for the ARC's/DSP's since DEC 99? Only software patches to firmware bugs.... hmmmmm.
Paul Farber Farber Technology farber@admin.f-tech.net Ph 570-628-5303 Fax 570-628-5545
On Tue, 16 May 2000, Brian Becker wrote:
My Internet Service company (semo.net) has been using 3com TC's since early 96. Back in October of 99, we decided that we needed to design software that would allow our Tech Support department view any user that was logged in to any of our 15 POPs and see their connection information (signal to noise, recv & trans, blocks resent, etc).
Well, we now have that software done and have taken it thru the beta testing stage and have it available for sale. The software is called Total Scrutinizer and can be found at http://www.TotallyFabricated.com
The software runs on Windows OS and works with 3Com Total Control Boxes.
You can download a demo of the software which is crippled by limiting your ability to scrutinize 50% of the connected users. But we've tried to price it so that you can put it on every Techs system ($99 for one license and $299 for 5 licenses).
Brian Becker President, Poplar Bluff Internet, Inc. http://www.semo.net Home of http://www.TotallyFabricated.com Software
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I heard that they sold (past tense) the retail modem business...
Oh...is *that* where this came from? OK...the scoop on that again... Corebuilder product line is being EOL'ed...customers are urged to migrate to Extreme Networks gear. Pathbuilder and NetBuilder is being sold (I believe) to Motorola. Analog residential modems are being sold to Acton and NatSteel (along with the Rolling Meadows factory facility) That leaves 3Com with carrier equipment (Total Control), VoIP (NBX), home and small office (Office Connect line). I'm not sure what happens with the SuperStack line...I think that's lumped in with the Office Connect as home and small office. Total Control is happy and continuing, and is, indeed, getting the benefit of more focus from 3Com, not less. -- Jeff McAdams Email: jeffm@iglou.com Head Network Administrator Voice: (502) 966-3848 IgLou Internet Services (800) 436-4456 - To unsubscribe to usr-tc, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe usr-tc" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message.
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