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To: gfr fan who wrote (11571)	12/4/1997 1:40:00 PM
From: paul lin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 45548

gfr, re:<<Craig - I need to correct you here. CSCO to date does not have a layer three switch. All routing is done by traditional routers. Even tag switching and netflow require traditional routers. So, while CSCO is a leader in routing, they are not even a player in layer three switching - COMS is the leader in layer three switching and has been for two years, in terms of L3 enabled switched ports shipped.>> That is not true, there are three ways to do L3 switching, csco's router switch is one of them, it is also called tag switch. PL

To: gfr fan who wrote (11571)	12/4/1997 3:37:00 PM
From: Stewart V. Nelson	Respond to of 45548

gfr fan 3COM's strategy appears to be to encourage enterprises to take their Cisco 7500 collapsed backbone routers, move it out to be their WAN router and install 3COM's L3 switch as the switch/routing backbone for their enterprise. There are 450,000 cisco collapsed backbone routers in enterprises. Could be a hugh market for 3COM. Won't do too much to help CSCO sell routers! Keep accumulating COMS. Regards Stewart V. Nelson

To: gfr fan who wrote (11571)	12/4/1997 5:28:00 PM
From: Valentino	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 45548

TO ALL.....Here's the lawsuit Notice of Pendency of Class Action 01:07 p.m Dec 04, 1997 Eastern NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 1997--Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 78u-4(a) (3)(A)(I), notice is hereby given that on Dec. 2, 1997, a class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on behalf of all persons who purchased the common stock of 3Com Corporation ("3Com" or the "Company"), between May 19, 1997, and November 6, 1997, inclusive (the "Class Period"). The complaint asserts claims arising under Sections 10(b), 20(a) and 20A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Specifically, the complaint alleges that defendants knowingly or recklessly caused 3Com to issue materially false and misleading statements in various press releases, public statements, and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding market demand for and acceptance of its modems, despite the fact that the Company essentially stopped shipping its modems in April, 1997, and has not resumed shipping modems due to excessive inventory of modems in its distribution channels since its merger with U.S. Robotics in June, 1997. The Complaint further alleges that the individual defendants, who were top officers and/or directors of 3Com, sold millions of shares of 3Com common stock, valued in excess of $190 million, during the Class Period at prices ranging from $47 to $54 per share, with knowledge that the Company's publicly disseminated statements regarding modem sales were materially false and misleading. If you are a member of the Class described above, you may, not later than 60 days from Dec. 3, 1997, move the Court to serve as lead plaintiff for the class, if you so choose. In order to serve as lead plaintiff, however, you must meet certain legal requirements. Plaintiff is represented by the law firm of Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, which has extensive experience in prosecuting class actions on behalf of defrauded investors. If you wish to discuss this Action or have any questions concerning this notice or your rights or interests, please contact Vincent R. Cappucci, a member of the firm, at 800/380-8496 or 212/554-1400. (See also: businesswire.com) Maybe this lawsuit will get their (3Com) attention!!!! Undoubtedly there are some very talented people working at 3Com, but after this "inventory" affair, the top management of this company is burdened by both diminished creditibilty and questionable integrity. Valentino

To: gfr fan who wrote (11571)	12/4/1997 8:14:00 PM
From: Network Pukka	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 45548

Hey Guys: I have about a dozen csco 5500 catalysts with the Route Switch Module RSM, installed which is a layer 3 blade that for all intensive purposes is a layer three switch at wire speed with all of the traditional functions built in. It is a sweet product. You have to be careful what you call a layer 3 switch a there are many competing vendorspeak definitions. What CSCO has to now be very concerned about is the Corebuilder 5000 which I just installed 4 of and this is an excellent product with better redundancy and management than the catalyst. This is 3coms first real attempt to create an Enterprise capable switch that is fully redundant. They do not have all the bugs worked out yet. And on a final note coms is most certainly not the leading layer 3 switch vendor. regards, n.p.