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CGF back on. Not sure what the issue was yesterday but I was getting some really weird throughput issues, and then when I tried to do a full power off/power on it wouldn't power on. Left it overnight and had some time today, and it's all working fine.

Speeds vs the UDM-SE are quicker to reach my ISP speed and sustained t'put seems higher. The UDM-SE seems to climb up to around 890/900 Mbps, starting off slower. The CGF hits just over 920 pretty much instantly and stays there. BGP also working via the frr config on the box (don't really need it via the UI anyway). Happy so far, will continue to monitor to see how it goes. Powerful little box.
 
It's been a long time since I've looked into fibre, multi mode vs single mode etc.

I just want a thin as possible cable/heads to run from downstairs to my loft, supporting 10 Gb (or higher). Which cable and modules do I need from the UniFi site please?
 
Caged said:
If you want as thin as possible buy an armoured LC SM single core from FS and then use BiDi modules in the Unifi gear
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The current conduit is fine passing cat5e, so as long as it's the same size or smaller it'll be fine. I have an order for some kit via UniFi so probably will get it from then unless it's orders of magnitude more expensive.
 
To gauge opinions, if you have 2 x 24-port patch panels, would you use 2 x 24 port switches or a single 48 port switch?
 
Unless it was a home or somewhere that I could guarantee would never need to expand, I wouldn't ever use a 24-port switch. Taking up power and 1U of space to only get 24 ports is a waste, and the added cost of going up to 48 ports is always less than having to do a switch upgrade later on.

In your situation it would be even harder to justify buying 24 port switches if you need two of them off the bat.
 
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Caged said:
Unless it was a home or somewhere that I could guarantee would never need to expand, I wouldn't ever use a 24-port switch. Taking up power and 1U of space to only get 24 ports is a waste, and the added cost of going up to 48 ports is always less than having to do a switch upgrade later on.

In your situation it would be even harder to justify buying 24 port switches if you need two of them off the bat.
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That's the same as my thought process.

It's interesting to read some of the opinions on the UniFi reddit. Yes, I know that should be ignored.
 
The problem with the Unifi fandom in general is that there's an awful lot of people doing enterprise network cosplay, the idea that swapping a switch out because you bought one that was too small has a time cost associated with it isn't something that has ever crossed their mind.
 
Id go with a single switch as well.
I use a 24port, with a 24 patch above and below. Mostly because the switch has a mix of ports, two patch panels makes it easier to position them for the ports I want on the switch.
I also use the ports on my DM SE for cameras.

I bet redit would love my setup with it's spacing. But it's just enough room to get my fingers in, one I have completed the whole house I might respace it correctly.

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CGF running nicely now. I've ordered the magnetic wall mount you can get for the other models with similar form factor as it will work with it as well. BGP also working on it to my VCF lab, albeit via CLI rather than the GUI. Which means they're deliberately hiding it from the UI to differentiate it from the rack mount models.
 
ChrisD. said:
. BGP also working on it to my VCF lab, albeit via CLI rather than the GUI. Which means they're deliberately hiding it from the UI to differentiate it from the rack mount models.
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There can be many reasons why it's not available in the GUI. The code underneath will likely be mostly the same across all models to assist with easier upgrades. Then, they can switch on / off features in the GUI to suit the performance of the device. They might test and certify the feature at a later date and enable this. BGP is not a feature I'd put in a desktop home router.
 
Dangerous said:
There can be many reasons why it's not available in the GUI. The code underneath will likely be mostly the same across all models to assist with easier upgrades. Then, they can switch on / off features in the GUI to suit the performance of the device. They might test and certify the feature at a later date and enable this. BGP is not a feature I'd put in a desktop home router.
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It's pretty much guaranteed to be deliberate, it runs using FRR which is already installed & running to support OSPF and Teleport. It's just a case of enabling the daemon and creating a config file.
 
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