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

[Ken Cochran]

Ah, what Routerboard became or somesuch. Interested in
routers/firewall appliances too & they run various FLOSS
stuff for that. But where/how to buy? Or where/how to get the
componnents to build?  -k

> Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2022 11:30:51 -0400
> To: ale at ale.org
> Subject: Re: [ale] 5-8 port managed switch w/console port
> From: Phil Turmel via Ale <ale at ale.org>
> Reply-To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
> Cc: Phil Turmel <philip at turmel.org>
>
> I've had good results from my MikroTik devices.  Browser and CLI
> interfaces available.
>
> On 6/18/22 20:40, Jason Jessico via Ale wrote:
> > Mikrotik has a number of devices that meet your requirements.
> >
> > On Sat, Jun 18, 2022 at 7:09 PM Alex Carver via Ale <ale at ale.org
> > <mailto:ale at ale.org>> wrote:
> >
> >     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.