The place where I work recycles/resells computer and networking hardware. We got an entire pallet of Cisco gear the other day. My coworker was going through everything and found a 3750G-24TS-E1U that had one bad SFP port (out of four total). We won’t sell it with the bad port, so it is going to be scrapped/recycled.
Should I get it? What would be a fair price with the one bad SFP port? I think we sell good ones for about $150. I want to learn Cisco stuff better, and I would integrate the switch into my home network. I’d also like to know if those SFP ports support 10Gb adapters. Never mind, I am pretty sure the SFP ports are gigabit only.
hmmm 150 is cheap already, but i know you can also play arround with Cisco software in virtual machines. I myself wouldn't buy a broken device. In the back of my head i probably keep forgetting what port is broken
But i don't know how cheap you can get it from your company. How much do they make of it when it goes to the scrapyard and stripped for raw materials?
When everything is scrapped it is sold by the pound to recyclers. Usually by the gaylord container. So one single switch probably has very little scrap value in and of itself. It only adds up when you have a few hundred to thousands of circuit boards and metal cases.
The non-functional SFP port isn't really that big of a deal for me. I'd probably just put some tape over it to differentiate from the functional ones.
I guess I just wanted to know if it is a good switch. I know it's complete overkill for a home network setting, but I just wanted physical hardware to learn Cisco on.
@DeusQain yeah, it's actually quite possible that my boss will just give it to me if I tell him I want to learn more about Cisco devices.
@The_Cable Yeah, I am a little worried that it is going to be a power hog. Go big or go home, I guess.
@DeusQain I'll ask him on monday if I get a chance. I was planning on getting an HP 2760p laptop just because the price we are selling them at is amazing. I'll ask him about the switch at the same time.
Hmm i would like to know too if its possible for cheap price.
Also its possible to buy a PCI card for in your desktop and create a modem out of it to at least learn what happens on that cable it's also a good way to learn stuff.
Yeah, he's very difficult to work with. We refurbish and sell decommissioned IT equipment (laptops, desktops, servers, monitors, network appliances, etc). It boggles my mind that we sell all this stuff to strangers all day long, but he is extremely reluctant to sell to his own employees. I'm pretty sure it's mostly a money thing.
Yeah, I really just wanted to get a Cisco switch to learn Cisco stuff. I wanted to experiment. I told him all this, but he still refused.
So, yeah. Just looking for a recommendation for a cheap-ish (gigabit, rack-mountable, 1U) Cisco switch that I can integrate into my home network and learn stuff on.
What you're asking for, a 24ish port 1G Cisco switch for less than $150? doesnt exist. the 3700 series are pretty much it for the home right now.
You cannot virtualize Cisco switches. Only routers. With the exception of course being Cisco Nexus Titanium, their virtual SDN solution. You can download the .vmdk freely these days I think, but without a license, the interfaces are limited to like 100k for 30 days before it self destructs.
As far as entry-level Cisco stuff? thats what linksys 'business class' is. but none of that runs IOS. If you want to learn IOS, look for old stuff: 2960 switches, 2800 routers. You can get all kinds of junk for next to nothing.
You can look up dynamips/GNS3, but its more trouble than its worth. You can look up IOU. But Cisco really doesn't want you to.