<![CDATA[Over the past few weeks, I've been trying to get in touch with various enterprise networking vendors, including Cisco, Juniper Networks Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, Dell Technologies NETGEAR, Ubiquiti Inc., and LANCOM Systems GmbH.]]>Over the past few weeks, I've been trying to get in touch with various enterprise networking vendors, including Cisco, Juniper Networks Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, Dell Technologies NETGEAR, Ubiquiti Inc., and LANCOM Systems GmbH.

Specifically, I was looking for temporary network hardware for research purposes, naturally for a rental fee.

My goal was to actively contribute by sharing research results and offering concrete suggestions in the area of ​​network security. Fair and professional collaboration was always my priority, not taking advantage of free services.

Unfortunately, I haven't been able to establish a constructive dialogue in this instance.

Therefore, I've decided to support two (maybe three) awesome open-source projects instead, donating €500 to each. I'm convinced that open collaboration and transparent development are crucial drivers of innovation and security.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/f0eb49c1-1e34-40e6-ab52-b77b31f88ad2/over-the-past-few-weeks-i-ve-been-trying-to-get-in-touch-with-various-enterprise-networking-vendors-including-cisco-juniper-networks-alcatel-lucent-enterprise-dell-technologies-netgear-ubiquiti-inc.-and-lancom-systems-gmbh.RSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 02:10:23 GMTSat, 25 Apr 2026 15:07:03 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Over the past few weeks, I've been trying to get in touch with various enterprise networking vendors, including Cisco, Juniper Networks Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, Dell Technologies NETGEAR, Ubiquiti Inc., and LANCOM Systems GmbH. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 20:03:13 GMT]]>Update on my post/rant about enterprise network manufacturers. Instead of continuing to try to rent enterprise solutions, I decided to spend about $1k on hardware from D-Link, GL.iNet, LogiLink, MikroTik, PC ENGINES GMBH, and TP-Link Systems Inc..

The benefits for me so far:

1. Ownership of open-source hardware, I own the devices myself instead of just renting them this gives me maximum control.

2. Excellent support, kudos to the manufacturers, forums, and the (F)OSS community who have helped me with my questions.

3. Research & knowledge sharing, I plan to share my research results with these manufacturers, not with the enterprise providers from my previous post.

It’s exciting to see how much support and innovation is happening outside of the major enterprise manufacturers.

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