A cheap, rack mountable QinQ switch

I'm looking for any vendor switch that is rack mountable and supports QinQ, yet is cheaper than a Cisco 3550. Any recommendations?

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ITdude

Have you seen this one? http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10022/index.html

Well, it is still Cisco sort of but does support QinQ......

Not sure on price but should be cheaper than 3550....

Looks like it is about $200.

QHalo

ITdude wrote: »

Have you seen this one? Cisco SPS208G 8-port 10/100 + 2-port Gigabit SP Switch - Cisco Systems

Well, it is still Cisco sort of but does support QinQ......

Not sure on price but should be cheaper than 3550....

Looks like it is about $200.

You can find 3550's on eBay for less than $200, most in the $130-$170 range shipped and even with 1 year warranties.

cisco 3550 | eBay

ITdude

Ha, ha. It looks like it has been a while since I bought my 2 3550s on eBay.:) They were quite a bit more but then they have POE and the EMI image.

Granted that was a while back.....

Last time I looked up there I was trolling for a 3560 and had sticker shock.

QHalo

ITdude wrote: »

Ha, ha. It looks like it has been a while since I bought my 2 3550s on eBay.:) They were quite a bit more but then they have POE and the EMI image.

Granted that was a while back.....

Last time I looked up there I was trolling for a 3560 and had sticker shock.

A year or so ago they were in the 300 range with 3560's in the 1400 range. You can get a 3560 for around 600 these days depending where you look.

ehnde

QHalo wrote: »

A year or so ago they were in the 300 range with 3560's in the 1400 range. You can get a 3560 for around 600 these days depending where you look.

I think you can get 3560s as low as $450 now. It's disappointing that I'd have to waste a 3550 for QinQ and there is nothing out there under $100.

QHalo

I'm assuming you're using it as a breakout switch for Dynamips?

ehnde

Yes, that's the plan