So I have been out of the IP Admin game for a LONG time. The last time I did this it was for a living and it was a different time (Cheers was still a new show then). So imagine my surprise when I find out that my new NETGEAR GS110TPv2 needs Java installed to manage the ports.
One more piece of foolishness to install on my dedicated BI machine... My confusion grew when I realized that NETGEAR needs v7 of the Java RTE (They may not call it this anymore - I am old). Now, I have been splashing about the in ERP pool for many decades but I still read El Reg like a good IT Boffin should and I know that Java 7 has a worse reputation than most old software.
(Yes, the software on the NETGEAR disc also uses a browser to actually manage the device and it shells you out to same Need Java message that hitting the switch directly from a browser does)
I see where I could get it form the Oracle page if I sign up and accept an end user agreement.
Is there another way to mange this switch? In the early 90s we had visions of a sophisticated SNMP open standard that would let me manage Vendor Xs hardware from Vendor Ys software. Did this ever happen?
Is there a decent option for a small-time bloke like me to manage this box without installing risky sofware like Java RTE v7?
Thank you all for your kind attention.
One more piece of foolishness to install on my dedicated BI machine... My confusion grew when I realized that NETGEAR needs v7 of the Java RTE (They may not call it this anymore - I am old). Now, I have been splashing about the in ERP pool for many decades but I still read El Reg like a good IT Boffin should and I know that Java 7 has a worse reputation than most old software.
(Yes, the software on the NETGEAR disc also uses a browser to actually manage the device and it shells you out to same Need Java message that hitting the switch directly from a browser does)
I see where I could get it form the Oracle page if I sign up and accept an end user agreement.
Is there another way to mange this switch? In the early 90s we had visions of a sophisticated SNMP open standard that would let me manage Vendor Xs hardware from Vendor Ys software. Did this ever happen?
Is there a decent option for a small-time bloke like me to manage this box without installing risky sofware like Java RTE v7?
Thank you all for your kind attention.
