Re: Hardware question

[Kevin Shymkiw via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>]

I have seen several Fail To Wire (FTW) switches in the past.  I never found
them to be worthwhile, personally for a few reasons

- Only available in Copper. - You can't FTW optical since you need an OEO
conversion

- Failure scenarios were limited - Our sites didn't have backup power, so
it was pointless as we would lose the rest of the gear as well

Just my $.02

Kevin

On Mon, Jun 23, 2025 at 9:34 AM Craig Smith via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>
wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Is anyone out there aware of a fail safe switch/router/1U server where upon
> power failure or watchdog event 2 ports would fail to pass through
> data, but could also be assigned an IP address and act as a bridge in
> "normal" mode? The desire is to have an appliance that could perform
> monitoring and send telemetry in between a customer device and an Internet
> connection but not create a single point of failure or require multiple ISP
> handoffs.
>
> Best,
>
> Craig
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