Sounds like it. I don't think planet every offered to do anything about out issue either. Not sure how hard we tried.
On Thu, Aug 24, 2017, 9:39 PM Jason McKemie < [email protected]> wrote: > 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 < >> [email protected]> 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? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>
