[BBLISA] Reliable stupid switches?

[Dan Ritter]

On Sat, Oct 08, 2016 at 12:00:02PM -0400, stephen wadlow wrote:
> 
> > On Oct 8, 2016, at 7:31 AM, Dan Ritter <dsr-bblisa at randomstring.org> wrote:
> > 
> > If I wanted managed switches, I would use Juniper EX. We already
> > have them installed; they are exceedingly clever and I can
> > stack together four or five of them in a loop and have lots of
> > redundancy and a single image.
> 
> You know and like Juniper (as do I), so why not stick with what you know, but just pay less for them?
> I see this:  http://www.ebay.com/itm/Juniper-EX3200-48T-48-Port-Gigabit-RJ45-Switch-1-Year-Warranty-/262656695705 <http://www.ebay.com/itm/Juniper-EX3200-48T-48-Port-Gigabit-RJ45-Switch-1-Year-Warranty-/262656695705>
> which is a slightly older model, but still quite serviceable.  You can find roughly similar prices for the EX42000s as well.
> 
> If you’re careful with how you do it, then you have better options for device re-use if the stupid application gets a better solution from smart people.
> 
> Cheap switches exist, but I think you still do better on the second-hand juniper market.  Efficiency in being able to say “I can plug in the juniper
> and be ready to go in 30 minutes” vs “ok, I’ve never seen this switch before, let me spend 2-3 hours getting familiar with it and learning what stupid things I need to turn off” will go a long way for me.
> 
> The down side is that you might not be able to get juniper support.  For those prices, you can just keep a spare or two and still come out ahead.

At this discount level, it becomes nearly a no-brainer. Thanks!

-dsr-