Chris, I found your email via a Google search for Dell switches. Do you have any experience with using then in a Cisco environment. I am currently testing a Dell Powerconnect 5012 with and Cisco 3548XL before throwing it onto my network. It ain't workn'. The interface on the Dell reads as up however the Cisco has hard down. I have already spoken to Cisco and had to "no" there proprietary loop-detect algorithm to get the line to stop flapping but like I said now its down down. Any thoughts? Regards, Brian Ertel