[AFMUG] RB493G to CRS125

[George Skorup]

If you're thinking about doing this, don't. I know that the CRS125 is 
basically the same as the RB2011 under the hood. Except the CRS has a 
single 25-port switch with a 1Gb/s link to the CPU. Compared to the 2011 
which has the divided switches and different speeds. I hate it. 3011 was 
an option, but I still needed more than 10 ports, and I didn't want to 
throw in a separate switch.

I had a most ports switched and a couple peeled off for routing. Pushing 
about 110 x 30Mbps and maybe 15-18k PPS at peak through it for the last 
24 hours. I kept getting random packet loss and OSPF adjacencies 
breaking. I'm betting the processor just couldn't handle it. Also have 
to wonder if it was some kind of buffer issue between the switch and CPU.

Replaced with a 1100AHx2. Oh well. Learning experience. The CRS looks 
better than a RB493G on paper, but that is not the case.