Subj : Re: Network hardware
To   : tassiebob
From : dozo
Date : Wed Apr 30 2025 08:14 pm

 ta>  ni> Can you elaborate on why Arista over Cisco... 
 ta> 
 ta> OK, so considering Juniper & Cisco.
 ta> 
 ta> Juniper
 ta> -------
 ta> Has some interesting hardware, and indeed I have deployed some Juniper boxe
 ta> the not too distant past (some old
 ta> ACX's for "reasons", and some MX204's).  I would be hesitant to deploy new
 ta> Juniper right now until I see how the HP acquisition plays out.  The MX204 
 ta> nice box, but between HP and Micron I'd have to think twice right now.
 ta> 
 ta> 
 ta> Cisco
 ta> -----
 ta> 
 ta> Their code quality is questionable. 20+ years ago there was an issue where
 ta> frames with a '4' in the MAC address at a

Hi tassiebob,

Thanks for the insight (I'm a network engineer too). In $workplace we will be replacing our Cisco gear for new stuff. What it will be remains to be seen as we need to go through an RFP.

In the past I have managed a Cisco IP Contact Center Enterprise. State of the art, super redundant except when it wasn't... I ended up with a direct connection to the voice devs (bypassing our supplier and TAC altogether). Interesting times... But reading your story and thinking about my own experiences sometimes makes me want to spend the rest of my working days driving a train or bus ;)

dozo

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