This switch only had two SFP ports, so that pretty much rendered it worthless to me.
On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 9:26 PM, Lewis Bergman <[email protected]> wrote: > We had the same issue with the first two ports. Moved to the last Port and > had no issues. > > On Thu, Aug 24, 2017, 9:04 PM Jason McKemie <j.mckemie@veloxinetbroadband. > com> wrote: > >> I could not get one of their industrial switches to communicate with a >> Mikrotik via fiber. Tried different models of RB and different optics with >> no luck. >> >> On Thursday, August 24, 2017, Sterling Jacobson <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I’ve heard good things about their hardened gear. >>> >>> >>> >>> But I’m currently trying my hardest to get five of their switches >>> refunded or credited. >>> >>> >>> >>> They are the 48 port SFP four port SFP+ switches, I don’t know the model >>> number off hand, it’s large. >>> >>> >>> >>> But they were DEFINITELY NOT rated for use in a rack, though I didn’t >>> know that when I bought them. >>> >>> >>> >>> They had all sorts of bugs in the SFP and SFP+ ports when fully loaded. >>> >>> >>> >>> Good news is they were pretty quick to respond and diagnose and send out >>> beta firmware to load. >>> >>> >>> >>> Bad news is the beta firmware did nothing to help. >>> >>> >>> >>> And their suggestion of “do not put the switches one on top of another >>> in a rack without space between” was really stupid. >>> >>> >>> >>> I think those particular switches were meant to be kept in a very cool >>> room, isolated physically from anything so their weak ass fans could keep >>> it cool under load. >>> >>> >>> >>> They were at least 10-20 degrees CELCIUS hotter than any of my other >>> switches in the rack, even when ‘spaced’ apart from each other. >>> >>> >>> >>> In one case HALF of the SFP ports, 25-48 on the right ‘bank’ completely >>> died and wouldn’t light up anymore on one of the switches. >>> >>> >>> >>> Just plan sucky hardware in that case, that no amount of beta firmware >>> was ever going to fix, lol! >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Adam Moffett >>> *Sent:* Thursday, August 24, 2017 1:11 PM >>> >> *To:* [email protected] >>> *Subject:* [AFMUG] Planet >>> >> >>> >>> Planet has been talked about a few times in the past here. >>> >>> >>> >>> They do have some interesting stuff. >>> >>> I just noticed they make a mini 2-port GPON OLT for $1400. >>> >>> >>> >>> There's also this little bugger which looks like it could be a WISP >>> micro-POP in a box: >>> >>> http://www.planet.com.tw/en/product/product.php?id=48944 >>> >>> >>> >>> Is this a good company in general? Do they have stable firmware and >>> good documentation? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>
