[ale] Network hardware/software recommendations

[Ken Cochran]

Ok, guess I should get more specific...

Looking for Good Stuff for commercial/business/SOHO.

I like the idea of separating the router, switch & radio/AP,
like how the Bigs do it.

I also like (actually prefer) CLI config, but GUI ok as option,
just not GUI-only..

So this leads me to the following (could use some input/commentary):

- Juniper is Big Stuff for backbone, not SOHO.

- Cisco, good but CLI only for higher end eqpt & looks like
  their Good Stuff is expensive & more for enterprise(?)

- Ubiquiti looks interesting; I hear good about them, separate
  functions per above, CLI config throughout product line(?),
  nice step up from the Stuff We Get In Stores?

- Option of custom-building & "rolling my own" router-distro
  a la Smoothwall, pfSense, whatever.  Looks like good bit of
  research/due diligence getting proper hw for that.

So I guess my q is what have folks here done & liked?  Or not...

Thanks again, -Ken

> To: ale at ale.org
> Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2018 18:32:26 -0400
> Subject: Re: [ale] Network hardware/software recommendations
> From: Simba via Ale <ale at ale.org>
> Reply-To: Simba <simbalion-ale at tailpuff.net>,
>         Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
>
> Depends on your purpose.
>
> For home networking I like Netgear. For your gateway router I recommend
> installing Advanced Tomato, so investigate hardware that is compatible.
>
> For an office it's an entirely different game. Small 4-8 port Netgear
> switches are fine at the desk level but you need industrial grade
> equipment in the server room. All the brands you named are fine (Cisco,
> Juniper, Ubiquiti).
>
> GUIs are worthless. If you're wiring up an office forget about GUIs. If
> you need a GUI you're under-qualified to wire up an office network.
>
> Simba Lion - https://tailpuff.net
> https://keybase.io/simbalion
>
> "Why is a raven like a writing desk?"
> On 8/20/18 6:28 PM, Ken Cochran via Ale wrote:
> > Hi ALE,
> >
> > Turns out my question may be not so off-topic, since so much
> > networking stuff these days has Linux-based software innards.
> >
> > So, what's "good" these days?
> >
> > "Good" meaning, solid, reliable, flexible, etc., dare-I-say
> > "carrier grade" (probably a bs-term).
> >
> > Examples, the likes of Cisco, Juniper, umm, Ubiquiti, others?
> >
> > Stuff like routers, switches & WAPs, configurable by GUI
> > and/or CLI, worth learning & developing proficiency for
> > job/opportunity advancement.
> >
> > I keep hearing nice things about Ubiquiti for example.
> >
> > Or, the likes of (for example) Smoothwall & Something To Run It On...
> >
> > Ideas/opinions?
> >
> > Thanks, -Ken
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