Post AqeAvbzJnbfWEZIqBc by winterschon@mastodon.bsd.cafe
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(DIR) Post #AqeAvbzJnbfWEZIqBc by winterschon@mastodon.bsd.cafe
2025-01-29T02:23:24Z
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🎁 Happy New Juniper Switch Day 🎁tl;dr it's a Juniper EX4300-MP, with 24x 1G + 24x 1/2.5/5/10G + 4x 40G for redundant stacking, and quite a hefty PoE stat.the new homelab network needed a new switch. I've had my eyes on this specific sku for about two years now, so when a corporate decom hit the secondary market with twenty or so units I was ready with an offer 15% lower than asking. I'd love to have a few more than one, but having one at all is pretty great #homelab #juniper #networking #freebsd #switch #neteng
(DIR) Post #AqeAvd8ZWgfHnYdkFU by emory@soc.kvet.ch
2025-01-29T02:49:42Z
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@winterschon i don't mean to be crass but what kind of cash are we talking for this sort of target because it's brilliant and i will happily stalk skus like you.i have been wanting to get even an 8port 10Gbps switch for my desk/filers/hypervisor, and i have been looking for open box or warehouse deals on amazon for unifis and govdeals auctions (ask me about gigabit switches with an sfp 😆) but any managed switch with tagging and the uhhh…the uh…good? bonded interface spec? 802.1…3? would do!
(DIR) Post #AqeAvdpSxCyZwai06i by winterschon@mastodon.bsd.cafe
2025-01-29T03:32:01Z
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@emory most of my homelab hardware is from eBay. lots of good sellers, some that have been in business since my first homelab build back in college (turn of the millennium). this particular switch typically goes for $800-1400, which is on the high side for my network gear, second only to a pair of 32 port 100G Arista switches (DCS-7060CX-32S), which are running the majority of my networks in the colo racks. But I've also acquired plenty of different specs over the years, lots of managed 1G and 10G, various DIN rail industrial switches, even some super old ones from the 90s to satiate my interests in 20th century Big Iron.I can recommend some options if you have a budget and base specs in mind.
(DIR) Post #AqeAveHTH5NTLRoMl6 by emory@soc.kvet.ch
2025-01-29T03:42:40Z
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@winterschon if i could get into an 8-port 10gb switch that could be hitched to another at 10Gbps+, basic vlan tagging (iot/office/homenet/lab/quarantine aggregate net) and let me bond interfaces reliably at ~15Gbps+ for two ports, and also has port mirroring 😬 for under $500?
(DIR) Post #AqeAvf7w81LRyAMGXI by winterschon@mastodon.bsd.cafe
2025-01-30T23:38:12Z
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@emory ooh the one I've been looking for is now available ... these are wonderful switches. full L2/L3 capability and also 10GBASE-T (so no SFP+ to RJ45 adapters needed) plus some 40G uplinks (or can deploy them as 4x10G breakouts).- Arista DCS-7050TX-64-R 48x RJ45 1/10GBASE-T 4x QSFP+- https://www.ebay.com/itm/324980278268- $226 and free shipping
(DIR) Post #AqeAvfvv8BKMTBkBRg by emory@soc.kvet.ch
2025-01-31T00:00:21Z
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@winterschon so i really appreciate the tip thank you 🙇🏻
(DIR) Post #AqeAvgky4OA11Vcx0q by winterschon@mastodon.bsd.cafe
2025-01-31T10:17:54Z
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@emory happy to help! On the short list of things I've been good at since the dot-com bubble, it's always been my ability to "find good deals" on enterprise server/networking hardware on ebay. sometimes it's a gift, sometimes a compulsion, sometimes an emotional salve and outlet, but most of the time it's just fun!Also worth noting that my career would not be what it has been without the many homelabs I've build over those years, the industry people I've met through doing so, and the learning opportunities there-in provided. Love eBay!
(DIR) Post #AqeAvhUhKMjxJL1TI8 by emory@soc.kvet.ch
2025-01-31T16:17:10Z
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@winterschon i have a friend that refurbishes gear from auctions and i had him keeping an eye out for years but if he could flip something and make a grand rather than give it to me at cost or a nominal fee i would rather he do that 😆 when i lived in dc (1997-2002~) i went to dotbomb auctions, @PopeASDF probably went to a few too. i got an apple laserwriter with a gatorbox to get it on something not #LocalTalk 😆 i also got my Indy and a few sparcstations that way. that printer had a DOD tag!
(DIR) Post #AqeAviIKLqRHnGF6eG by PopeASDF@dobbs.town
2025-01-31T16:42:44Z
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@emory @winterschon being in Silicon Valley I’ve got two liquidators within walking distance, but most startups don’t buy switches beyond their office space these days ;)
(DIR) Post #AqeBLk02dOp4bw6IE4 by emory@soc.kvet.ch
2025-01-31T16:47:37Z
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@PopeASDF @winterschon oh i know, it was more about learning and building skillsets than outfitting a company network 😆