Nortel Networks Stackable Switches

Diving into these Nortel Networks Business Policy Switch 2000s, a pair of switches from 2001. They have the cascade modules installed, we'll give it a shot at stacking them but software is going to thwart us along the way. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #computers #networking Rack stuff StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS Tripp Lite SMART1500LCD UPS: https://amzn.to/3KZW3Jw 1U 24 Port Patch Panel: https://amzn.to/3Nm0bFa 1U Brush Panel: https://amzn.to/3mExAA3 1U Rack Shelf: https://amzn.to/3oaDclT Video gear Camera: https://amzn.to/4al3xjA Main mics: https://amzn.to/4dCUuO2 Desk mic: https://amzn.to/3ye8BsV Note: The above are Amazon affiliate links. It doesn't cost you extra, but I'll receive a commission which will help keep the content coming. I only link to things I've personally ordered. 00:00 Intro 01:30 Physical and market position overview 03:51 Powering up the first one 06:04 Web Interface 08:08 Power up the second one 08:48 Getting them setup with a terminal server 09:25 Taking a look at the second one 11:27 Learning how Nortel stacking works 13:20 Stack Attempts 16:01 A look at the MRV CLI 18:55 Outro