Complex question.. Linux controls the behavior of the switch, but the actual switching is done via merchant silicon like Jericho2, Trident, etc. depending on the switch, so Linux is not actually doing the switching or routing.
Peter Kranz www.UnwiredLtd.com Desk: 510-868-1614 x100 Mobile: 510-207-0000 pkr...@unwiredltd.com -----Original Message----- From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Adam Moffett Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2020 10:38 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Good Switches Do they all run Linux? On 6/30/2020 1:36 PM, Peter Kranz via AF wrote: > Understood, Arista hits the boxes for us in terms of support, > performance, AND value.. We primarily use the 7280SR variants, but > either the 7010 or > 7020 makes for an excellent tower level switch/router. > > Peter Kranz > www.UnwiredLtd.com > Desk: 510-868-1614 x100 > Mobile: 510-207-0000 > pkr...@unwiredltd.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Adam Moffett > Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2020 10:20 AM > To: af@af.afmug.com > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Good Switches > > I'll check out Arista. > > I do appreciate a good deal as much as anybody, but I think I should > mention that being cheap on Ebay is not one of my criteria. > > On 6/30/2020 1:07 PM, Peter Kranz via AF wrote: >> Arista all the way. Entry prices for Arista 7010 and 7020R devices >> are quite reasonable. Some 7010 and 7020R inventory on Ebay as well. >> >> Peter Kranz >> www.UnwiredLtd.com >> Desk: 510-868-1614 x100 >> Mobile: 510-207-0000 >> pkr...@unwiredltd.com >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Adam Moffett >> Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2020 7:29 AM >> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> >> Subject: [AFMUG] Good Switches >> >> So who's your preferred vendor for carrier switches? >> >> Suppose you want to break away from buggy Latvian switches, who would >> you look at today? >> >> Ciena? Adtran? Cisco? Juniper? >> >> >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
