[j-nsp] Outgrowing a QFX5100

[Chuck Anderson]

Why would you want DHCP snooping or dot1x on a campus core router? Those functions are typically implemented at the access layer switches connected directly to end users.

On Fri, Sep 16, 2022 at 03:11:22PM -0400, Jason Healy via juniper-nsp wrote:
> We're a small school campus that's been running a QFX 5100 as our core switch/router for several years.  It's been a good piece of equipment but we continue to hit weird limitations and I'm wondering if we're pushing the platform too hard.
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> Does the MX line handle all the layer-2 stuff that the QFX has, like DHCP snooping, vlan firewall filters, or even dot1x?  Coming from the switching family, I wasn't sure how prevalent those features are on the layer-3 equipment, or if they're configured in some totally different way.