Izzy's Old AccountAug 31, 2023
can anyone give me a compelling reason not to get a Brocade ICX6430-24 to replace my Catalyst 3750G-24TS-S, given the power supply in it is slowly dying?

the brocade is only an L2 switch rather than an L3 like the catalyst, but I can account for that

otherwise specs are largely the same, but the Brocade uses 36W max rather than 100+ idling
Show threadKevin Karhan Aug 31, 2023
@izaya if you pay €0,62/kWh like is the basic rate in Germany, you'll yeet that old piece of Cisco junk right on #eNay if not the #eWaste recycler in your juristiction...
Show threadsilhouette
@kkarhan @izaya who the fuck pays 0,62€/kWh for energy, i pay like half that
Aug 31, 2023 at 11:13amWeb
Show threadKevin Karhan Aug 31, 2023

@silhouette @izaya people on basic "must offer" utility plans in Germany...

Some even once peaked above €1,00/kWh when a lot of small electricity resellers folded and people were focibly pushed onto these plans...

Show threadsilhouetteAug 31, 2023
@kkarhan @izaya the problem is that those "smaller resellers" are often less than reputable, and the more reputable ones were forced to take those whose reseller folded.

ofc they're not gonna take them under the same conditions as people who have been with them for years, that'd be kind of hard to justify.
another deficit of letting the free market in on basic utilities, they make provider hopping seem cheap when it's really anything but
Show threadKevin Karhan Sep 1, 2023

@silhouette @izaya if it was my decision, all utilities would've been nationalized into cooperatives and regulated strictly.

Same for any Infrastructure.

In return, infrastructure would be paid for in an open access model based off solidarity.

Because that way, economies of scale would kick in and provide everyone with non-discriminatory access...

Not just for electricity or drinking water or sewage but also telephone (mobile and landline) as well as internet (fiber and wireless)...

Show threadKevin Karhan Sep 1, 2023

@silhouette @izaya the latter one is actually the business trategy longterm of my employers: Become the FTTB/FTTH grid provider and ROI the setup of the network over 10-25 years with line rental fees (aka. open access dark fiber & wavelenght multiplex), as they already support all 3 big mobile networks with transit between their towers and their core network.

That's where the money is as, not at the few €€ for some consumer fiber with "up to" speeds...