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    Ubiquiti switches: UniFi vs EdgeMax

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    • scottalanmillerS
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      That's actually a reason that I dislike GUIs on all kinds of things from switches and routers to servers or whatever - GUIs encourage people to "mess around" with things that they don't know enough about.

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        @scottalanmiller said in Ubiquiti switches: UniFi vs EdgeMax:

        That's actually a reason that I dislike GUIs on all kinds of things from switches and routers to servers or whatever - GUIs encourage people to "mess around" with things that they don't know enough about.

        Like re-naming a production server in the middle of the day because they decided it would be fun to use a lord of the rings naming scheme.

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller @Deleted74295
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          @Breffni-Potter said in Ubiquiti switches: UniFi vs EdgeMax:

          @scottalanmiller said in Ubiquiti switches: UniFi vs EdgeMax:

          That's actually a reason that I dislike GUIs on all kinds of things from switches and routers to servers or whatever - GUIs encourage people to "mess around" with things that they don't know enough about.

          Like re-naming a production server in the middle of the day because they decided it would be fun to use a lord of the rings naming scheme.

          That's either a very good but random example or someone has a great story to tell.

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          • thwrT
            thwr @Deleted74295
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            @Breffni-Potter said in Ubiquiti switches: UniFi vs EdgeMax:

            @scottalanmiller said in Ubiquiti switches: UniFi vs EdgeMax:

            That's actually a reason that I dislike GUIs on all kinds of things from switches and routers to servers or whatever - GUIs encourage people to "mess around" with things that they don't know enough about.

            Like re-naming a production server in the middle of the day because they decided it would be fun to use a lord of the rings naming scheme.

            Seen that... A colleague many years ago googling "How to rename a DC +force"

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              @scottalanmiller said in Ubiquiti switches: UniFi vs EdgeMax:

              @Breffni-Potter said in Ubiquiti switches: UniFi vs EdgeMax:

              @scottalanmiller said in Ubiquiti switches: UniFi vs EdgeMax:

              That's actually a reason that I dislike GUIs on all kinds of things from switches and routers to servers or whatever - GUIs encourage people to "mess around" with things that they don't know enough about.

              Like re-naming a production server in the middle of the day because they decided it would be fun to use a lord of the rings naming scheme.

              That's either a very good but random example or someone has a great story to tell.

              Yes. The leadership of the company thought it would be a good idea.

              So one of them logged in and did exactly that.

              BOOM. Helpdesk got flooded with calls.

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              • thwrT
                thwr
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                OK, back to topic. @hobbit666: What's UMMS? Because google leads exactly to our thread here 😛

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                • thwrT
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                  He's probably talking about UNMS, Ubiquiti Network Management Solution, https://www.ubnt.com/software/

                  Manage all of your EdgeMAX® and U Fiber devices.

                  • Centralized devices configuration, backups and mass FW upgrade
                  • Performance charts with real-time graphs
                  • Outage notifications and custom alerts
                  • Map of your network sites and endpoints
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                  • hobbit666H
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                    @thwr What he said 🙂

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                    • thwrT
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                      Just played around with https://demo.ubnt.com

                      It feels a bit... odd. There's too much "magic" going on behind the scenes and I don't like the way they manage VLANs in the UniFi series - just compare this to this. Overall, it feels like someone is holding your hand and doesn't allow you to cross the street at all. Probably OK in most cases, but that's not what I want.

                      So I'll take a closer look into the Edge line.

                      BTW: Does anyone know a rough price for an SFP+ transceiver?

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                      • scottalanmillerS
                        scottalanmiller @thwr
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                        @thwr that is definitely the purpose of the Unifi.

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                        • DashrenderD
                          Dashrender @thwr
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                          @thwr said in Ubiquiti switches: UniFi vs EdgeMax:

                          BTW: Does anyone know a rough price for an SFP+ transceiver?

                          at https://store.ubnt.com

                          uxw7gMh.png

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                            thwr @Dashrender
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                            @Dashrender said in Ubiquiti switches: UniFi vs EdgeMax:

                            @thwr said in Ubiquiti switches: UniFi vs EdgeMax:

                            BTW: Does anyone know a rough price for an SFP+ transceiver?

                            at https://store.ubnt.com

                            uxw7gMh.png

                            Now that's a good price. Never liked the Cisco "fees".

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                            • JaredBuschJ
                              JaredBusch @thwr
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                              @thwr said in Ubiquiti switches: UniFi vs EdgeMax:

                              Just played around with https://demo.ubnt.com

                              It feels a bit... odd. There's too much "magic" going on behind the scenes and I don't like the way they manage VLANs in the UniFi series - just compare this to this. Overall, it feels like someone is holding your hand and doesn't allow you to cross the street at all. Probably OK in most cases, but that's not what I want.

                              So I'll take a closer look into the Edge line.

                              BTW: Does anyone know a rough price for an SFP+ transceiver?

                              Here is the UNMS https://unms-demo.ubnt.com/devices

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                                thwr @JaredBusch
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                                @JaredBusch said in Ubiquiti switches: UniFi vs EdgeMax:

                                @thwr said in Ubiquiti switches: UniFi vs EdgeMax:

                                Just played around with https://demo.ubnt.com

                                It feels a bit... odd. There's too much "magic" going on behind the scenes and I don't like the way they manage VLANs in the UniFi series - just compare this to this. Overall, it feels like someone is holding your hand and doesn't allow you to cross the street at all. Probably OK in most cases, but that's not what I want.

                                So I'll take a closer look into the Edge line.

                                BTW: Does anyone know a rough price for an SFP+ transceiver?

                                Here is the UNMS https://unms-demo.ubnt.com/devices

                                Now that's a whole different story. Thanks for the link.

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                                  JaredBusch @thwr
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                                  @thwr said in Ubiquiti switches: UniFi vs EdgeMax:

                                  @JaredBusch said in Ubiquiti switches: UniFi vs EdgeMax:

                                  @thwr said in Ubiquiti switches: UniFi vs EdgeMax:

                                  Just played around with https://demo.ubnt.com

                                  It feels a bit... odd. There's too much "magic" going on behind the scenes and I don't like the way they manage VLANs in the UniFi series - just compare this to this. Overall, it feels like someone is holding your hand and doesn't allow you to cross the street at all. Probably OK in most cases, but that's not what I want.

                                  So I'll take a closer look into the Edge line.

                                  BTW: Does anyone know a rough price for an SFP+ transceiver?

                                  Here is the UNMS https://unms-demo.ubnt.com/devices

                                  Now that's a whole different story. Thanks for the link.

                                  Just don't tell @Breffni-Potter because it is all private.

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                                  • thwrT
                                    thwr @JaredBusch
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                                    @JaredBusch said in Ubiquiti switches: UniFi vs EdgeMax:

                                    @thwr said in Ubiquiti switches: UniFi vs EdgeMax:

                                    @JaredBusch said in Ubiquiti switches: UniFi vs EdgeMax:

                                    @thwr said in Ubiquiti switches: UniFi vs EdgeMax:

                                    Just played around with https://demo.ubnt.com

                                    It feels a bit... odd. There's too much "magic" going on behind the scenes and I don't like the way they manage VLANs in the UniFi series - just compare this to this. Overall, it feels like someone is holding your hand and doesn't allow you to cross the street at all. Probably OK in most cases, but that's not what I want.

                                    So I'll take a closer look into the Edge line.

                                    BTW: Does anyone know a rough price for an SFP+ transceiver?

                                    Here is the UNMS https://unms-demo.ubnt.com/devices

                                    Now that's a whole different story. Thanks for the link.

                                    Just don't tell @Breffni-Potter because it is all private.

                                    So we should better not tag @Breffni-Potter ? 😉

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                                    • coliverC
                                      coliver @JaredBusch
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                                      @JaredBusch said in Ubiquiti switches: UniFi vs EdgeMax:

                                      @thwr said in Ubiquiti switches: UniFi vs EdgeMax:

                                      Just played around with https://demo.ubnt.com

                                      It feels a bit... odd. There's too much "magic" going on behind the scenes and I don't like the way they manage VLANs in the UniFi series - just compare this to this. Overall, it feels like someone is holding your hand and doesn't allow you to cross the street at all. Probably OK in most cases, but that's not what I want.

                                      So I'll take a closer look into the Edge line.

                                      BTW: Does anyone know a rough price for an SFP+ transceiver?

                                      Here is the UNMS https://unms-demo.ubnt.com/devices

                                      Man that's really cool.

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                                      • thwrT
                                        thwr
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                                        Mh, is the EdgeSwitch able to run a VPN tunnel on its own? I need to connect a "remote" office to my server room. The office is in the 3rd floor, my server room in the basement and I need to run through a "public" patch room (primary cabling junction for the building).

                                        Like:
                                        3rd floor "remote" office -> fiber -> public patch room -> fiber -> my Serverroom (basement) -> Office

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                                        • coliverC
                                          coliver @thwr
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                                          @thwr said in Ubiquiti switches: UniFi vs EdgeMax:

                                          Mh, is the EdgeSwitch able to run a VPN tunnel on its own? I need to connect a "remote" office to my server room. The office is in the 3rd floor, my server room in the basement and I need to run through a "public" patch room (primary cabling junction for the building).

                                          Like:
                                          3rd floor "remote" office -> fiber -> public patch room -> fiber -> my Serverroom (basement) -> Office

                                          I doubt it has the ability to configure a VPN that seems like an edge device is needed for that.

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                                          • JaredBuschJ
                                            JaredBusch @coliver
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                                            @coliver said in Ubiquiti switches: UniFi vs EdgeMax:

                                            @thwr said in Ubiquiti switches: UniFi vs EdgeMax:

                                            Mh, is the EdgeSwitch able to run a VPN tunnel on its own? I need to connect a "remote" office to my server room. The office is in the 3rd floor, my server room in the basement and I need to run through a "public" patch room (primary cabling junction for the building).

                                            Like:
                                            3rd floor "remote" office -> fiber -> public patch room -> fiber -> my Serverroom (basement) -> Office

                                            I doubt it has the ability to configure a VPN that seems like an edge device is needed for that.

                                            It does not. That would be the router's job.

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