Guides
Network Hardware Guides and How-Tos
Product line guides to choose between models, how-to guides to rack, power, cable and bring up the gear, and build guides that put the lines together for a real job. Each one is written from the maker's own documents and lists them at its foot.
Product line guides
Juniper MX Routers: MX80, MX104, MX240, MX480 and MX960
How the Juniper MX80, MX104, MX240, MX480 and MX960 differ: fixed or modular, slots, fabric capacity, power, airflow and Juniper's end of sale dates.
Juniper EX3400, EX4400, EX4550 and EX4650 Compared
Juniper EX3400, EX4400, EX4550 and EX4650 side by side: ports, capacity, Virtual Chassis, airflow and power, with the uplink modules and JPSU supplies.
Juniper SRX345, SRX1500, SRX4600 and SRX3600 Firewalls
Juniper SRX firewalls from the branch SRX345 to the SRX4600 and the SRX3600 and SRX5600 chassis: throughput, ports, power and Juniper's end of sale dates.
Juniper QFX5110 vs QFX5200, and the Optics They Take
Juniper QFX5110 against the QFX5200-32C and QFX5200-48Y: capacity, buffers, power and airflow, with the SFP, QSFP+ and QSFP28 optics they run.
Juniper ACX2200 and ACX7100 Metro Routers, and the M7i
Juniper's ACX2200 and ACX7100 metro routers side by side, the ACX5448 listings, and the parts for the older M7i and M10i routers.
Arista 7050SX, 7050QX and 7050TX: The 7050X Generation
The Arista 7050SX, 7050QX and 7050TX across the 7050X, 7050X2 and 7050X3 generations: ports, capacity, buffers, power and the F and R airflow letters.
Arista 7060X, 7260X and 7280R Switches Compared
Arista 7060X, 7260X and 7280R side by side: 100GbE to 800G ports, switching capacity, latency, deep buffers on the 7280R2 and the F and R airflow letters.
Arista 7010T, 7020SR, 7150 and 7160 Explained
Arista's 7010T, 7020SR, 7150 and 7160 switches, the older 7100 and the 7500 line cards: ports, capacity, latency, buffers, power and the supplies they take.
Ruckus ICX 7450, ICX 7650, ICX 7750 and ICX 7850 Compared
The RUCKUS ICX 7150, 7250, 7450, 7550, 7650, 7750, 7850 and 8200 and the older ICX 6000: ports, uplinks, PoE, stacking and end of sale dates.
Brocade VDX 6740, VDX 6740T and VDX 6940 Compared
Brocade VDX 6740, VDX 6740T and VDX 6940 side by side: ports, licensed port counts, latency, buffers, power, size and the F and R airflow letters.
Brocade MLXe Chassis, Modules and NetIron CER Routers
Brocade MLXe 4, 8, 16 and 32 slot chassis, their fabric, management and interface modules and power, and the 1U NetIron CES 2000 and CER 2000.
Brocade SAN 6510 and 6520, FastIron SX and Optics
Brocade 6510 and 6520 SAN switches, FastIron SX modules and power supplies, and the Brocade, Ruckus and Foundry optics: what each fits and its dates.
Ruckus R500, R510, R710, R730 and R750 Access Points
RUCKUS R500, R510, R710, R730 and R750 indoor access points: Wi-Fi generation, streams, ports, power draw on each PoE class, and ICX PoE budgets.
Cisco Catalyst 2960, 3650, 3750-X and Meraki MS Compared
Cisco Catalyst 2960 generations, the 3560, 3650 and 3750-X, the 4948, the Catalyst 9200L and 9300L that follow them, and Meraki MS switches.
Cisco Catalyst 4500 and 6500: Supervisors and Line Cards
Cisco Catalyst 4500 and 6500 chassis, supervisors and line cards, the 7600 RSP720, port adapters, power supplies and X2 and XENPAK optics.
Cisco Nexus 3000, 5000, 7000 and 9300 Switches
Cisco Nexus 3000, 5000, 7000 and 9300 switches and parts: ports, capacity, buffers, airflow, power supplies and the models Cisco names to follow.
Cisco ASR 920, ASR 1000, ASR 9006 and ASA Firewalls
Cisco ASR 901 and 920, ASR 1001-X, 1002-X and 1004, ASR 9006 and its route switch processors, and the ASA 5500 firewalls, with end of sale dates.
Cisco Aironet 1830, 1850 and Catalyst 9115 Access Points
Cisco Aironet 1142, 1830, 1850 and 3600 and Catalyst 9115 access points: Wi-Fi generation, streams, ports, power, mounting, and the WiSM2 controller.
How-to guides
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