On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 2:41 PM James Knott via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote:
On 2019-08-28 03:30 PM, o1bigtenor via talk wrote:
Hopefully this isn't considered a thread hijacking - - - but - - - - is there any linux software for running a managed switch?
Are you talking about one switch or several? There is some software, IIRC, for managing networks, including SNMP on Linux. Beyond that, most managed switches can use a browser for managing them. I own 2 switches, one Cisco and one TP-Link that use browsers. However, some of the bigger Cisco switches, routers, etc. are command line only, such as a Cisco 2600 series router I own. Several years ago, I used to work with Adtran gear and it always had a browser interface, though could also use a command line, with commands very similar to Cisco (Adtran's AOS was pretty much a clone of Cisco's IOS).
I presently have a 16 port unmanaged switch and there's not a lot of open ports - - - - so I would like 20 or 24 if possible - - - that to me is one switch (with a lot of ports). I'm finding precious little on the web for information and trying to learn things by reading sales literature is - - - - frustrating! Regards