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Teebor
 Post subject: Re: Pluto Switch
PostPosted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 11:32 am 
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Plug a cable in to the management port, hook it up to a switch and put a dhcp server on the same switch.

See if it picks up an IP address on the management port and then try and telnet/ssh to it and throw at it random passwords. See if it has a web interface etc

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Oh and/or wireshark it too


I'm betting on these either being some top secret new designs for someone, or a cheap knock off :D

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Putting myself out on a limb here, and you said it appears it might be a google MAC could it be this :- http://www.nyquistcapital.com/2007/11/1 ... be-switch/
Manufactured by Arastra for Google to google specifications. If that the case you could try the console settings for an Arastra device and see where you get

That is a very old article though

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 Post subject: Re: Pluto Switch
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That must have come from outer space (as the name also implies)
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 Post subject: Re: Pluto Switch
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Huh. Interesting. I can't find anything on these guys either. I wonder what they are?


That's what I want to know. I'm interested in returning them to their owner but there is no original shipping label.

I'm trying different console setting but nothing yet.

Here is an example of the console output:


image looks like a simple speed or other console settings, try 'em all.
but may require a specific proprietary pin out cable

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 Post subject: Re: Pluto Switch
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Teebor wrote:
Plug a cable in to the management port, hook it up to a switch and put a dhcp server on the same switch.

See if it picks up an IP address on the management port and then try and telnet/ssh to it and throw at it random passwords. See if it has a web interface etc

*EDIT*
Oh and/or wireshark it too


I'm betting on these either being some top secret new designs for someone, or a cheap knock off :D

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Putting myself out on a limb here, and you said it appears it might be a google MAC could it be this :- http://www.nyquistcapital.com/2007/11/1 ... be-switch/
Manufactured by Arastra for Google to google specifications. If that the case you could try the console settings for an Arastra device and see where you get

That is a very old article though


Google’s Secret 10GbE Switch !!
Being that the beginning octets of the MAC reflect Google I would say its home-grown.
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Google’s Secret 10GbE Switch !!
Being that the beginning octets of the MAC reflect Google I would say its home-grown.

I guess they are rich enough to create their own version of optics if they wanted.

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 Post subject: Re: Pluto Switch
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I have the CF card out now and I just need a CF reader. The management port doesn't take an address, the four gigabit ethernet ports (P25-28) will utilize BOOTP to get an IP address but no luck with ssh or telnet. Look at my wireshark pictures - it kept looking for an image on the network

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 Post subject: Re: Pluto Switch
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Code:
U-Boot 1.3.3 (Oct 30 2009 - 15:17:41) [joker: 12947875@prebuild_planet_release_b                                                                                                                               uild]

CPU:   8541, Version: 1.1, (0x80720011)
Core:  E500, Version: 2.0, (0x80200020)
Clock Configuration:
       CPU: 825 MHz, CCB: 330 MHz,
       DDR: 165 MHz (330 MT/s data rate), LBC:  41 MHz
CPM:  330 Mhz
L1:    D-cache 32 kB enabled
       I-cache 32 kB enabled
Board: Google Planet8541 Pluto Edge Switch
       Wildcat revision 0.4
       Hardware watchdog enabled
       Last reset: Power Up
       Reset count: 0
DRAM:  512 MB
Running Power On Self Tests
        Data Bus Test
        Address Bus Test
        Mod-3 Memory Test
                PASS 1 (Pattern Fill)
                PASS 2 (Read Verify XOR Write)
                PASS 3 (Read Verify XOR Write)
                PASS 4 (Read Verify)
POST Flash Test PASSED
POST Wildcat Test skipped.
POST Joker BCM5704 Test skipped.
POST Bench boot Test skipped.
Loading  U-Boot (466k) at: 1ff80000
POST Memory Test PASSED
POST Flash Test PASSED
FLASH:  4 MB
L2 cache 256KB: enabled
Net:   eth_init: FAILURE: no BCM570x Ethernet devices found.
bcm570x_initialize:1756 - init failed!

Supported devices:
         bcm56820_a0 bcm56820_b0

Probing PCI bus:
        00/20/00: bcm56820_b0 14e4 b820 11  @ 0x80000000        Unit 0
TSEC0, bmd0 [PRIME]
POST Memory Test skipped.
POST Flash Test skipped.
POST Wildcat Test Checking for FPGA on planet8541 board...
FPGA found. Continuing with boot
Revision is 4
Control Reg is 3310F
PASSED
POST Joker BCM5704 Test not valid for this target.
POST Bench boot Test not valid for this target.
IDE:   Bus 0: OK
  Device 0: Model: CF 512MB Firm: 20080112 Ser#: 2011D     0000357481
            Type: Removable Hard Disk
            Capacity: 502.0 MB = 0.4 GB (1028160 x 512)
autoboot in 4 seconds, type '      ' to abort

====== Boot: Netboot ======
bmd0: Initializing switching ... done.
bmd0: Setting MAC address to 00:1a:11:14:e4:26...done.
Waiting for links to come up
....................................................................................................
Ports up:
 1: 10000fd
 2: 10000fd
 3: 10000fd
24: 10000fd

bmd0: Initializing Tx DMA ... data=0x1f591970
bmd0: Initializing Rx DMA ... data=0x1f592178
BOOTP broadcast 1
BOOTP broadcast 2
BOOTP broadcast 3
BOOTP broadcast 4
BOOTP broadcast 5

Retry count exceeded; starting again

====== Boot: CF Ramdisk a ======
Loading ramdisk...
Failed to mount ext2 filesystem...
** Bad ext2 partition or disk - ide 0:1 **

====== Boot: CF Ramdisk b ======
Loading ramdisk...
** Bad partition 5 **

====== Boot: CF Root a ======
Loading kernel...
Failed to mount ext2 filesystem...
** Bad ext2 partition or disk - ide 0:1 **

====== Boot: CF Root b ======
Loading kernel...
** Bad partition 5 **
Net and CF boot failed, retry in 5s

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 Post subject: Re: Pluto Switch
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Found the right console setting!

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 Post subject: Re: Pluto Switch
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Cool. The MPC8541/PowerQUICC III is a pretty common SoC.
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Board: Google Planet8541 Pluto Edge Switch
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A dump of the flash card would be cool, it will probably be some linux kernel running on it.

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Very cool.

I;m going to have to retract my earlier offer to buy one off you. It's very likely that these really are Google's and I'm sure they want them back (Apple's lost then sold iPhone ordeal with Gizmodo comes to mind).

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 Post subject: Re: Pluto Switch
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Yeah I want to give them back. Like I said I called them before and it was very difficult to get my point across, they didn't want to talk to me

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Ha Neat they are google switches then from the output :D

I would document them as much as possible before giving them back, you know for posterity or in case some tech jounalist want to buy some information from you etc :D

Did you find anything interesting on the CF card?

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Called the Google offices in Chicago but only got an answering machine. Guess the whole company is out to lunch. Told them they have a couple days to get back to me or we're going to dispose of the hardware. Without an OS its not worth much. I really just want to know whats its used for more than anything. Gorton will probably be posting some more info on it. Looks like its part of a project called Project Watchtower.

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Very cool.

I;m going to have to retract my earlier offer to buy one off you. It's very likely that these really are Google's and I'm sure they want them back (Apple's lost then sold iPhone ordeal with Gizmodo comes to mind).


I don't, I'd love one!!
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 Post subject: Re: Pluto Switch
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Finally got a hold of a Google network engineer so the switches are heading home. He wouldn't tell me what the connector type was so that's still a mystery.

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Well that's a rather anti-climatic end to what seemed like a really cool adventure. Too bad.

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Yeah I was a little disappointed as well but it was a fun little adventure while it lasted. The guy from Google was really cool and hooked us up with Google gear so it was a pretty darn good day.

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Well that's good. I'm glad they did something for you guys for doing the right thing.

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Oh s**t, so Google does make its own gear!
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hooked us up with Google gear


So, what does Google give someone who returns a mysterious switch unresembling any known RFC standard under secret development? Better yet, how much would Cisco have given you for it?

Sound's to me like Google dodged a silver bullet..
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