[c-nsp] just installed a Huawei...

[Tom Storey]

Huawei got into a bit of trouble a couple of years back. Cisco sued them for
copying their CLI, claiming that it gave them an unfair cost advantage by
requiring less investment in training, or some such. But they also found
that the Huawei manuals contained large slabs of text copied seemingly word
for word (bar s/Cisco/Huawei) from Cisco manuals/website.

Can you post a full config (sans passwords/etc) so we can really see how
"different" it is? Maybe some CLI outputs too? :-)


On 26 July 2011 05:51, Rogelio <scubacuda at gmail.com> wrote:

> Not sure if it's any interest of this group, but I just installed a
> Huawei CX600 router this last week.
>
> It's like Cisco quality (garbage!) for the price that Cisco should be
> (low!).  The commands are very similar (e.g. switchport -> portswitch,
> no shut -> undo shut, etc), and you configure it almost identical to
> what you'd expect on a Cisco.
>
> The worst part about the Huawei is probably the documentation.  It's
> scattered all over the place, so if you want something simple (like
> telnet access), it's in a completely different PDF than if you want,
> say, VLAN configuration commands.  Finding it all is a huge scavenger
> hunt.
>
> But hey...for like a 1/4 of the price or whatever (so I've heard), I'd
> say it's worth it.  :b
>
>
> --
> Also on LinkedIn?  Feel free to connect if you too are an open
> networker: scubacuda at gmail.com
>
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