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benjojo posted 31 Mar 2024 19:39 +0000

Finally got around to buying a new EMF-IX switch. Hopefully this switch I wont totally hate at the end of the event and give it away to anyone willing to take it.

The first EMF-IX switch was gifted to someone, and then a year or so later the switch found itself back in my flat because that person became a flatmate.

Then the next EMF-IX switch was just.. weird. 10G capable, randomly rebooted in the night, had weird behaviour/configs

Let's see if a EX3300 won't self destruct in the (literal) field

sully@splodge.fluff... replied 31 Mar 2024 20:11 +0000
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@benjojo As long as the power supply holds up, we probably have to RMA a couple of EX3300s a month?

benjojo replied 31 Mar 2024 21:17 +0000
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@sully PSUs seem like a very fixable problem on the bright side if you are willing to make a franken EX3300

alarig@hostux.social replied 01 Apr 2024 07:08 +0000
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@benjojo I had an EX3300 for grifon, it doesn't boot anymore because the flash is dead

benjojo replied 01 Apr 2024 08:09 +0000
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@alarig yeah I've heard that to common quirk, annoying the flash is soldered on as well

benjojo replied 03 Apr 2024 11:07 +0000
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One EX3300 acquired, despite being an eBay used purchase this thing is suspiciously looking factory new, all packaging seems legit and screen protector plastic is still there etc. but the switch says it was made in 2016...

Maybe this is was somebody's contingency plan for when their other ex3300 decided to die through flash wear

benjojo replied 03 Apr 2024 11:08 +0000
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Alternatively of course this was a nation state's attempt of doing a hardware swap in transit, well buddy, you're about to be really disappointed on what this thing's gonna be used for

sully@splodge.fluff... replied 03 Apr 2024 12:23 +0000
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@benjojo Oh yeah, the flash, when there's a power cut we lose a slew of EX2200/EX3300 config slices requiring a visit

sully@splodge.fluff... replied 03 Apr 2024 12:24 +0000
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@benjojo Can you tell I'm looking forward to them going soon?

0x47df@duckpon.de replied 31 Mar 2024 20:18 +0000
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@benjojo I think ex3300 is friend shaped