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What network hardware do you trust? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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What managed switch are you using, and why? Are there open source alternatives, or even open hardware switches?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I might cop some flack but I use Cisco, they’re rock solid, last for years and just work with minimal issues and I’ve not run into problems with hardware under performing or firmware bugs like I have on others.

That said, Ubiquiti makes fantastic hardware, I believe Mikrotik does too.

You can absolutely buy open hardware that allows you to install custom switching OS; Dell and Mellanox make them as do many other manufacturers (I think even Facebook has a hardware switch, not that I’d buy it lol). One of the more common OS to install on them is Cumulus Linux and a lot of these use “spine leaf” topologies.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Thank you for the insight. Other comments mention Mikrotik a lot, but as I understand they don't offer open hardware … I will research some more in the direction of open hardware, thank you!