[AusNOG] 10Gb Switching - Cheap but good

[Skeeve Stevens]

Diagnostics on this model seem to be hard to get.  We've got a fibre link
to another enterprise switch that just seems to go down randomly... across
6 different units so far with different connectivity scenarios.


...Skeeve

*Skeeve Stevens - Founder & Chief Network Architect*
eintellego Networks Pty Ltd
Email: skeeve at eintellegonetworks.com

Cell +61 (0)414 753 383 ; Skype: skeeve

LinkedIn: /in/skeeve <http://linkedin.com/in/skeeve> ; Expert360: Profile
<https://expert360.com/profile/d54a9>


On Sat, May 30, 2015 at 11:44 AM, Mike Everest <mike at duxtel.com> wrote:

> Hey Skeeve!
>
>
>
> Did you try any diagnostics or get support feedback on that?  I’ve seen
> that switch hardware work quite well when using hardware alone :-}
>
>
>
> If you’d like to contact our support guys off list (support at duxtel.com)
> I’ll be very keen to try to repro that observed behaviour then see what we
> can do to find some resolution :-)
>
>
>
> Cheers! Mike.
>
>
>
> *From:* AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] *On Behalf Of *Skeeve
> Stevens
> *Sent:* Friday, 29 May 2015 12:24 AM
> *To:* <ausnog at lists.ausnog.net>
> *Subject:* [AusNOG] 10Gb Switching - Cheap but good
>
>
>
> Hey all,
>
>
>
> Was doing some lab testing and needed some cheap 10Gb SFP+ ports - so used
> the Mikrotik CRS210-8G-2S+IN.
>
>
>
> What a piece of junk. The OS isn't too bad but the switch hardware can't
> even keep its 10Gb ports up for very long without dying with little errors.
> What do you expect for $300 right?
>
>
>
> So, I am looking for a stable 10Gb (SFP+) solution... 2 ports, preferably
> 4 SFP+, with a stable OS that can move VLANs around simply with trunks and
> VLAN access supported. I don't need much super fancy, but a 1RU form factor
> with rack mounting would be nice. A selection of 1Gb copper ports
> obviously. Remote ssh (or telnet if I have to) would be appreciated - not
> GUI please.
>
>
>
> I think 1k-ish would be reasonable... I don't need Cisco or Juniper...
>
>
>
> Recommendations?
>
>
> ...Skeeve
>
>
>
> *Skeeve Stevens - Founder & Chief Network Architect*
>
> eintellego Networks Pty Ltd
>
> Email: skeeve at eintellegonetworks.com
>
> Cell +61 (0)414 753 383 ; Skype: skeeve
>
> LinkedIn: /in/skeeve <http://linkedin.com/in/skeeve> ; Expert360: Profile
> <https://expert360.com/profile/d54a9>
>
>
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.ausnog.net/pipermail/ausnog/attachments/20150530/d6f4ea2f/attachment.html>