Mx204 alternative

Mon Sep 2 09:07:07 UTC 2019

On Mon, 2 Sep 2019, Hank Nussbacher wrote:

> What about handling LAG on 1Gb/sec links?  That is a major showstopper if 
> indeed it is missing:

It works, but only about as well as anything else to do with 1G interfaces 
works on the MX204, and only then when you're running at least 18.1R3...

> show version |match "(model|junos):"
Model: mx204
Junos: 18.1R3-S4.2

> show interfaces ae0 |match speed
   Link-level type: Flexible-Ethernet, MTU: 1522, Speed: 40Gbps,

> show lacp interfaces ae0 |find protocol
     LACP protocol:        Receive State  Transmit State          Mux State
       xe-0/1/4                  Current   Slow periodic Collecting distributing
       xe-0/1/5                  Current   Slow periodic Collecting distributing
       xe-0/1/6                  Current   Slow periodic Collecting distributing
       xe-0/1/7                  Current   Slow periodic Collecting distributing

> show chassis hardware |match SX
     Xcvr 4       REV 02   740-011613   -       SFP-SX
     Xcvr 5       REV 02   740-011613   -       SFP-SX
     Xcvr 6       REV 02   740-011613   -       SFP-SX
     Xcvr 7       REV 02   740-011613   -       SFP-SX

> show interfaces xe-0/1/4 |match speed
   Speed: 10Gbps, BPDU Error: None, Loop Detect PDU Error: None,
   Flow control: Disabled, Speed Configuration: 1G

It just gets more bizarre from there.  Don't run 1G on these boxes if you 
can find any way to avoid it.

-Rob