Lee Sharp wrote:
> You layer 2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9 switch kids 
> today have it too easy...  Hrumgh." ;)

Hey now...

This has nothing to do with easy, it has to do with consolidating two, 
three or four pieces of hardware into a single 2U chassis to save space. 
Most L3 switches have but a subset of the functionality a stand-alone 
router has...

There is the same amount of knowledge and understanding of the 
protocols/stack, and the same number of keystrokes required to configure 
these devices as there is to configure three separate pieces of hardware 
to perform the same functions ;)

Steve