Edge Core builds something like 70% of all big names switches. You can buy an Edge-Core branded switch for a fraction of the price of a Cisco one, and run vario

Edge Core builds something like 70% of all big names switches. You can buy an Edge-Core branded switch for a fraction of the price of a Cisco one, and run various OSes on it, mostly Linux-based (Pica8, Cumulus...). You can also run nmap, tcpdump, or whatever you want on it... Once you've tried it you won't look back :)