Re: What do you think about the Juniper MX line?

[Jeremy <jbaino () gmail com>]

Heh, I spent about 3mo evaluating/testing SRX's and I agree they had
potential but left /a lot/ to be desired.

-Jeremy

On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 2:45 PM, Owen DeLong <owen () delong com> wrote:

> Sorry... I misspoke. My comments related to the SRX series and not the MX.
>
> The MX is a fine product in my experience.
>
> Owen
>
> On Jun 25, 2011, at 10:03 PM, Howard Hart wrote:
>
> > We have a couple installed as our edge routers.
> >
> > Pluses -  solid as a rock, easy to administer, and will take some
> extremely high packet rates for relatively low cost (important for us since
> we use them for VoIP traffic). If you're approaching the capacity of a 1GB
> uplink, I highly recommend these as your first step to 10 GB.
> > Minuses - careful on your MX80 version. The MX80-48T includes a built in
> 48 port 1 GigE switch, but we've had compatibility issues with it and other
> vendors switches. The modular version that replaces the MX80-48T costs quite
> a bit more, but it does give you a lot more connection and compatibility
> options.
> > Howard Hart
> >
> > On Jun 25, 2011, at 9:37 PM, "Ryan Finnesey"
> <ryan.finnesey () HarrierInvestments com> wrote:
> > > I would love to know the same I am looking at the MX line as well for a
> > > new network build-out
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > > Ryan
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Chris [mailto:behrnetworks () gmail com]
> > > Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2011 9:29 AM
> > > To: nanog () nanog org
> > > Subject: What do you think about the Juniper MX line?
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I've been doing some research into using the MX line of Juniper routers
> > > and was interested in hearing people's experiences (the good, bad, and
> > > ugly). What do you like about them? What do you dislike?
> > > Where are you putting them in your network? Where are you not putting
> > > them? Why? What other platforms would you consider and why? I hope to
> > > hear some candid responses, but feel free to respond privately if you
> > > need to.
> > >
> > > Thanks!