[plug] gigabit switch recommendations

[Bill Kenworthy]

I looked at them - high end 40G switches and expensive - its not the
software I want but generic multiport hardware with enough backplane
bandwidth to outperform a PC and the ability to run a generic linux, not
one with propriety impossible to get drivers.  There are a few other
providers that are also expensive (including HP and Cisco with their SDN
products) but I dont get why there isnt some mob in China producing
"good enough" cheap stuff - surely there would be demand?

BillK



On 29/12/14 12:06, Andrew Cooks wrote:
> Hi Bill
> 
> I'm also looking for switch gear that runs Linux.
> 
> Have you heard of Cumulus Networks? I think it's basically a linux
> distribution for switches. They have a hardware compatibility list at:
> http://cumulusnetworks.com/support/linux-hardware-compatibility-list/
> 
> Of course it's one thing to know that it exists, but getting hold of it
> is something else.
> 
> a.
> 
> 
> On Mon, Dec 29, 2014 at 11:58 AM, Bill Kenworthy <billk at iinet.net.au
> <mailto:billk at iinet.net.au>> wrote:
> 
>     On 29/12/14 11:37, Gregory Orange wrote:
>     > On 29 December 2014 at 06:34, Adam Ashley <plug at adamashley.name <mailto:plug at adamashley.name>> wrote:
>     >> The HP 1810 series of switches are perfect for what you're after.
>     >> http://www.estore.com.au/hp-1810-24g-24-ports-manageable-ethernet-switch-sku-hps0691
>     >
>     > I've been very happy with our 1810G-24s, both J9803A and J9450A. The
>     > latter is an older model with a slower web interface, but otherwise
>     > appears to do all the same things at the same speed.
>     >
>     > I had a problem with an aggregated link between two of them that was
>     > unreliable when using LACP, and I vaguely recall that I updated
>     > firmware to no avail. I've made it a static aggregate link and it has
>     > been flawless. It matched what the guy selling them to me said when I
>     > was considering them: "I've used them a lot, and they're generally OK,
>     > except for trunking which seems to do the odd funny thing."
>     >
>     > HTH,
>     > Greg.
>     >
> 
>     sorta thread hijacking :)
> 
>     Rather than a propriety solution, does anyone know of any reasonably
>     priced bare-metal/whitebox switching systems able to run generic
>     (gentoo) linuxaround 16 or 24 ports?
> 
>     Building your own (I have two 4port sun happy meal cards which gives me
>     a 9 port switch with builtin ethernet on the mobo) results in bus
>     saturation at 100M let alone gig speeds.
> 
>     I would love to get rid of my Cisco 1841/2950 for some real flexibility
>     and the ability to play with SDN.
> 
>     BillK
> 
> 
> 
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