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To: mauser96 who wrote (2708)	5/19/1999 1:58:00 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3178

Your point is not taken lightly. I have associates, who, despite their preference for Cisco, will conceded that having even a purely Bay/NT (their "even" sentiment, not necessarily mine) environment, without any multivendor contamination, is far better, yielding many more feature capabilities than mixing breeds. Wheny you mix breeds, all you are left with are the least common denominators. When you mix, none of the vendor-specific adaptations of leading edge capabilities are realized from either one. Hence, you wind up with a multimillion dollar assortment of boxes doing RIP, OSPF and a handful of side tricks. The reason that many firms mix breeds is for the purpose of multiple sourcing to keep each vendor honest, on their toes. When advanced features are crucial, this strategy can cost more than it may potentially save.