I think you are going to find Juniper heading in that direction as well. Take a look at white box hardware like UfiSpace or EdgeCore and software like IPInfusion. Long term I think you might be happier.
Mark > On Mar 15, 2023, at 8:22 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account) > <li...@packetflux.com> wrote: > > And that's why we're switching to juniper. > > Cisco has moved to a model where the software and hardware are licensed or > sold separately on most platforms and the software is subscription based. > > Not sure what the situation is with the 3660, but some revert to very basic > functionality. > > On Wed, Mar 15, 2023, 4:08 PM Nate Burke <n...@blastcomm.com > <mailto:n...@blastcomm.com>> wrote: >> I just picked up a used Cisco 3650 switch off Ebay because I needed 48 >> POE ports that can do Vlans on the cheap. When I go into the >> 'Licensing' screen through the browser, it shows Authorization Status >> 'EVAL MODE' with a 90 day countdown timer. Will the switch stop working >> after 90 days? I haven't used anything Cisco in a long time. 3500 >> switches were the last thing I dabbled with. >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com <mailto: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
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