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? >> >> >> >> >> >
