http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20373529 en Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:57:46 EDT Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:57:46 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20451526 dnoyeB : That looks like the one. Some of those Netgear switches lately had reports of failing components. This one looks good so far.

@$95 this is lookin real good.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20451526 Thu, 08 May 2008 12:55:48 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20374178 rayik : NetGear GS108T - 8 port switch managed from web interface. Gigabit with jumbo frames. Purchased one and put it in our basement and works fine. No fans, low power consumption.

Features include:

IEEE 802.1x with Guest VLAN
Jumbo frame support
Port-based security by locked MAC addresses
Storm control for broadcast, multicast and unknown unicast packets
IGMP Snooping v1/v2
Port-based ingress & egress rate limiting
SNTP
Port Mirroring Support (Many to one)
Web-based configuration
Configuration Backup/Restore
Password Access Control
RADIUS Support
Syslog
Firmware upgradeable

At newegg here:

»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···33122203]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20374178 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:02:17 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20373529 dnoyeB : Dell PowerConnect 2708 - $80
8x1Gb
VLAN
QoS
16Gbps
Jumbo Frame(9000) (on 16+ port models)
1 year warranty

16port model - $184

This looks like a sweet deal. I hate that the 16 port model is over twice as much as the 8 port model :( I may have to give up the jumbo frames for this deal.
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dnoyeB
"Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard. " Ecclesiastes 9:16
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20373529 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:04:42 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20373451 luminaire : Check out Dell. Lower price than all of the above.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20373451 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:50:47 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20373369 dnoyeB : I'm in need of a new switch. It will be Gb switch. I just bought one. I could buy another but this time I think I will add some more tinkering to it. Plus this will be in the basement where I can not actively look at the lights.

Therefore, I am wondering what your recommendation would be for a semi-managed switch. Something with some fancy data on a web page. I only have a few machines and rarely use them simultaneously so this is mostly for fun, but I do need reliability.

I'm currently looking at, in order

1. Dlink DGS-1216T ~$225.
A bit expensive for what I want to do.
16x1Gb
Jumbo Frame(10240)
802.1d spanning tree
VLAN
Qos
32Gbps
5-year

2. Trendnet TEG-224WS+ $135
Not sure about brand, but i was looking at them before for some other products. Price is good.
24x100Mb, 2x1Gb
VLAN
Qos
No mention of spanning tree
5-year

3. Zyxel ES2108G ~$150
Looks good and inexpensive. I trust this brand.
8x100Mb, 1x1Gb
static and dynamic VLAN
3.6Gbps
Qos
802.1w 802.1d spanning tree
Unknown warranty

4. HP 29A $155
"brand name" and fair price, but i dont know much else.
8x1Gb
VLAN
Qos
16Gbps
1-year

5. TP-Link TL-SL2210WEB ~$100
Unknown brand, but durn cheap. My time is worth a lot though so I am scared of unknown brands.
8x100Mb
1x1Gb
VLAN
Qos
5.6Gbps
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dnoyeB
"Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard. " Ecclesiastes 9:16
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20373369 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:35:13 EDT