I see that they advertise that as a feature.  I run EXA, haven't moved over
to AXOS yet so I could be missing a lot. I know they claim that you can
move a lot of your BNG features out into the network with AXOS but I don't
quite get it yet.  I'll ask my Calix support reps about it when i start to
bug them about AXOS.  Anyone on the list running AXOS?  Benefits over EXA?
Why would you want DHCP/TFTP on your E7-2 or E9-2?

On Tue, Apr 9, 2019 at 2:13 PM <[email protected]> wrote:

> I think the idea is that if you buy their switch it has a TFTP and DHCP
> server so it can be an stand alone ISP in a box.
>
> *From:* Carl Peterson
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 9, 2019 1:00 PM
> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] SFP Switch recomendation
>
> I don't.  I mean I do have a bunch of 12GE cards in E7-2 chassis but don't
> use them for subs.  Why would you want to run DHCP on your switch?
>
> On Tue, Apr 9, 2019 at 1:56 PM <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Do you use other switches with the 844GEs that work better?
>> I have no idea what that fancy Calix witch with the DHCP server built in
>> costs.
>>
>> *From:* Carl Peterson
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 9, 2019 10:42 AM
>> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] SFP Switch recomendation
>>
>> We are using a few Ignite fusion fiber switches.  Big complaint is that
>> there is some strange incompatibility with 844GEs where it will sometimes
>> cause the 844GE to reset its WAN VLAN settings if the ignite switch gets
>> power cycled.  Not sure if this has anything to do with ignite, but it
>> doesn't happen with any other switch we have tried.
>>
>> VLAN settings are also mind bogglingly stupid.  It can do most things
>> except adding two tags, but the way it is configured makes zero sense.
>>
>> Power/heat and dimensions are all good.
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 8, 2019 at 12:23 PM Steve Jones <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> We primarily use the HP Procurve J9803A (I think theyre called Office
>>> Connect or something now) With LACP for bonding our 2+0 SAF links. We have
>>> a site going in that will have three bonded links so I need at least 6 SFP.
>>> The new name of these also changed the corm factor, theyre deeper and wont
>>> fit in some of our enclosures.
>>>
>>> We dont do much with our switches beyond VLAN and LACP.
>>>
>>> Whats a comparable option with the less then 10 inch depth but still
>>> rackmount that wont take issue with HP LACP on the other side of the link
>>> if that matters? Ive heard good/bad on the mikrotik switches. These
>>> currently only need up to 2gbps aggregate, but that will probably change
>>> over time. Im not opposed to full SFP, but on our CCR we have a coup SFP
>>> gigabit copper that are flaky, I dont know if thats a mikrotik thing or a
>>> copper SFP thing
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