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My other Hasivo switch was like that too. This appears to have changed for my unit of this switch (shipped in March) that just arrived though. It has the blue line at the bottom of the label that Hasivo is known for.
It also has a CE mark printed on the label at the bottom, similarly to what the rebranded ones tend to have from what I've heard.
Hello, a few questions for people who have this device:
1. Is it really fanless or does it have one of those slim fan where that is mounted on the heatsink?
2. Is the L3 version the same as the web managed? I am asking because I have seen switch marketed as L3 having the RTL9313 instead of RTL9303.
3. Which model do you have and what is the power consumption with nothing plugged in?
Thanks!
1. Is it really fanless or does it have one of those slim fan where that is mounted on the heatsink?
2. Is the L3 version the same as the web managed? I am asking because I have seen switch marketed as L3 having the RTL9313 instead of RTL9303.
3. Which model do you have and what is the power consumption with nothing plugged in?
Thanks!
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1. It's fanless.
2. I'm fairly sure they're the same (based on the RTL9303), just without the console port populated and a different firmware. RTL930x supports L3 features, just like the RTL931x product line.
RTL9313 supports 12 * 10 Gbps as far as I know, so that would be a bit of a waste (unless the price happens to be similar). I would just ask Hasivo if you're unsure though.
I have seen this "waste" being made in other models. That's why I asked.RTL9313 supports 12 * 10 Gbps as far as I know, so that would be a bit of a waste (unless the price happens to be similar). I would just ask Hasivo if you're unsure though.
Yes, it's true that it happens from time to time.
I don't see a reason for them to do so here though as the RTL 9303 has all the necessary features and performance needed.My previous RTL9301 based Hasivo switch existed in an L2 and an L3 version, where the difference was the firmware and the populated console port. The PCB and switch chip was otherwise the same, and the console port was functional if you soldered an RJ45 port to it.
If you want to know for sure though, you can just ask Hasivo via AliExpress.
I measured it with my IR thermometer to be between 43-47°C on the top side with the following plugged in:
- 1 SFP+ DAC
- 1 10GBASE-SR fiber transceiver
- 1 10GBASE-T device
- 1 2.5GBASE-T AP using 12-13W over PoE+
A nice thing with the L3 managed firmware image on this compared to the L2 managed firmware on my previous Hasivo switch is that SSH now works, although you need to allow older key exchange and host key algorithms to be able to connect. It can also read the DDM information (temperature, etc.) from transceivers.
IPv6 support also appears to be better, at least in the CLI.Now I just need to find a firmware dump to look for hidden menus etc.
Has anyone gotten one from Hasivo?
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I remembered that I actually already asked Hasivo if the L3 model was based on the RTL9303 a while back.
Initially, I thought I only asked about the L2 managed version.Btw. It looks like Hasivo will discount them again for the AliExpress summer sale happening soon. On top of that, you can use the $20 coupon code from AliExpress (at least with my VAT included prices).Hasivo said:
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Not that I'm aware of.
That's the same L3 firmware version that my unit runs.Also received this switch a few days ago. Mine has firmware 6.9.6:
Measured the temperatures as well: top side 41-45°C, bottom side 61-64°C (at certain spots) other areas at the bottom are cooler (50-55°C)
Seems to be no problem for the RTL9303 chip, as apparently it can handle ridiculous high temperatures:
Measured the temperatures as well: top side 41-45°C, bottom side 61-64°C (at certain spots) other areas at the bottom are cooler (50-55°C)
Seems to be no problem for the RTL9303 chip, as apparently it can handle ridiculous high temperatures:
I pinged hasivo@hasivo.com on 11/19/25 asking if there they had new firmware for this unit. They replied in less than 24 hours with this file attached. I was really expecting a firmware.bin and was scared i'd brick the unit but ...
I decided to YOLO it as I'm doing my first major network changes with VLANs
I successfully upgraded from 6.7.2 to 7.1.5
switch_kernel_9303_hasivo_7v15.tar.gz (24.13 MB)
SHA256: 8f3e8a72922e248b99ac9c9991dcb1a6fa3654f62283ff183d01db07035d9994
I decided to YOLO it as I'm doing my first major network changes with VLANs
I successfully upgraded from 6.7.2 to 7.1.5
switch_kernel_9303_hasivo_7v15.tar.gz (24.13 MB)
SHA256: 8f3e8a72922e248b99ac9c9991dcb1a6fa3654f62283ff183d01db07035d9994
Nice! I assume you didn't get a changelog?
Could you upload the firmware file somewhere?
The fact that it's just a gzipped tar file makes me curious whether we can just repackage it to modify the firmware.
Nice! I assume you didn't get a changelog?
Could you upload the firmware file somewhere?
The fact that it's just a gzipped tar file makes me curious whether we can just repackage it to modify the firmware.
Changelog v7.15
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Dear;
new FW
TKS
That's literally the only thing that came along with the file.
This firmware archive being a bunch of loose files is wild. I had a lot of problems with the switch when I first got it and just kind of put it away until now. All of the googling lead me to believe I"d have to login through console and do a 9600 baud transfer of the entire archive... or solder a connection on the internals like on the OpenWRT discussions.
F1100W-4XS-4XGT Firmware 7.15
switch_kernel_9303_hasivo_7v15.tar.gz (24.13 MB)
MD5: 30689885ade2887b769587ef8095cc79
SHA256: 8f3e8a72922e248b99ac9c9991dcb1a6fa3654f62283ff183d01db07035d9994
DL: Proton Drive
This link will work until December 10th.
Haha, ok.
What kind of problems?
Were any of them fixed in the latest firmware that you have been able to determine so far?It has been working great for me, but I'm using a very limited feature set. I only bought the L3 managed version because the discounts at the time made it almost a free upgrade compared to the L2 managed version. I also knew the L2 managed firmware on my other Hasivo switch had some bugs (broken SSH, inability to set the PoE power limit to a value between 66-199 without patching the local HTML, etc.), so I figured I would try the L3 firmware.
In the end, could you simply update the firmware with this file using the web interface or did you have to do it the console route?
I don't have one of these switches but checking sounded more fun than real work, unfortunately it appears to have a ~10MB encrypted or compressed blob of some sort stuck on the end of the tar.gz file.The fact that it's just a gzipped tar file makes me curious whether we can just repackage it to modify the firmware.
This probably loses a kB or so from the beginning of the blob but it's close if someone wants to hunt around for the exact start:
Bash:
cat hasivo-switch_kernel_9303_hasivo_7v15.tar.gz | { zcat > /dev/null; cat > additional.blob; }The normal web interface GUI handles it fine. The earlier versions of the management UI were really rough. I don't know what happened, but it wouldn't even act as a L2 switch when I originally messed with it, I was super frustrated with the interface. anyways, I picked it up this week and gave it a shot and here we are.In the end, could you simply update the firmware with this file using the web interface or did you have to do it the console route?