[ale] 5-8 port managed switch w/console port

[Scott Plante]

The Ubiquity app is a pure browser/html interface. It's not Java in the
browser. It uses Java on the server side, but you can run that in Docker or
on a Linux VM. You only really need the server running when you're making
changes.

On Sat, Jun 18, 2022 at 10:06 PM Ken Cochran via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:

> Not especially, at least it wouldn't require Another Piece
> Of Something just to config the thing.  My 1st choice would
> be availability of a CLI, 2nd would be by web browser.  I (&
> others, according to support forums) sho'nuff don't care for
> a Java requirement. To me it might be a show-stopper for that
> particular model unless I can find some other way. Wish I'd
> known that before ordering. -k
>
> > Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2022 16:08:52 -0700
> > To: ale at ale.org
> > Subject: Re: [ale] 5-8 port managed switch w/console port
> > From: Alex Carver via Ale <ale at ale.org>
> > Reply-To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
> >
> > On 2022-06-18 04:56, Ken Cochran via Ale wrote:
> > > Hi ALErs, q: does anyone make a (good?) 5-8 port managed switch
> > > that has a console port (and/or doesn't require some custom/java
> > > app to manage)?
> > > Looks to me like Ubiquiti's little 5-port one, while apparently
> > > well-regarded, requires a java app to manage it. Or is there
> > > some other way?
> > > Thanks, -k
> >
> > Is there a problem with browser-based interfaces that only use HTML and
> > JavaScript?  There are plenty of switches like that including Netgear.
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