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8-Port Netgear Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch (GS308-300PAS) for
$18.99.
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8-Port Netgear Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch (GS308-300PAS)​ for
$18.99.
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Includes:- 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch (GS308)
- Power adapter
- Quick installation guide
- Wall-mount kit
Product Features:- 8 auto-sensing 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet ports with non-blocking switching architecture for maximum throughput at wire speed
- Plug-and-Play
- Connectivity to your router or modem for additional wired connections (laptop, gaming console, printer, etc).
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At home you're usually putting IOT stuff on it's own network to minimize the chinese government taking over your smart home.
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Any quality recommendations?
Any quality recommendations?
For real staying power, you can pick up commercial grade switches for pennies but they are usually large, power hungry and loud. If you can go industrial instead of commercial (Moxa has some good industrial switches), you'll probably find some better options but you'll pay for the privelege.
For real staying power, you can pick up commercial grade switches for pennies but they are usually large, power hungry and loud. If you can go industrial instead of commercial (Moxa has some good industrial switches), you'll probably find some better options but you'll pay for the privelege.
One commercial / industrial switch was more money than the 3 cheapo ones.
From a finial standpoint I still think I'm ahead. But I hate created the E-waste.
Any quality recommendations?
At another place (small business) we have a super old Zyxel 5 port unmanaged switch (only 100 Mbps) that's been working for over 10 years now.
I really don't think plastic or metal really matters. I'm not even sure brand matters. A lot of this is just luck when it comes to consumer grade stuff. I honestly don't get the obsession people have with plastic vs metal when it comes to kind of basic tech.
At another place (small business) we have a super old Zyxel 5 port unmanaged switch (only 100 Mbps) that's been working for over 10 years now.
I really don't think plastic or metal really matters. I'm not even sure brand matters. A lot of this is just luck when it comes to consumer grade stuff. I honestly don't get the obsession people have with plastic vs metal when it comes to kind of basic tech.
I was comparing this one with the Tp SG108 from couple of weeks ago.
That one is metal but listing shows 3 year.
I had always thought these things are indestructible as long as lighting don't hit my house but then my ASUS ac68 died…
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At home you're usually putting IOT stuff on it's own network to minimize the chinese government taking over your smart home.
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Is it mainly a metal v. plastic case? I realize Netgear is a better name, but it seems Tenda is pretty reputable so I am wondering for a novice user whether it makes sense to save the $7. Thoughts?
Does the tenda have decent reviews? Probably fine.
That specific tenda is just fine, I bought it in April.
Some people care about the warranty, but it's a <$20 switch. I've seen hundreds of dumb switches over the years. Seen one just dead out of the box, and one with a dead port. Both Netgear, funny enough.
The managed switch allows you to do just that. Log into it and make configuration changes to manage how your network behaves instead of just being a dumb device and automatically passing everything back and forth. Exactly what you can do depends on the managed switch but often times there are VLANs *virtual lans" as others mentioned. You may also be able to throttle certain ports or add Quality of service (QoS) settings, etc.
PoE is Power over Ethernet which is exactly what it sounds like. The switch is able to send power down the Ethernet cable which allows something like a security camera to work strictly off of the Ethernet cable without requiring a separate power connection.
Both things have their uses and are handy in the right situation but most people don't need either. They don't have anything that would use PoE and they wouldn't know how to configure a managed switch to do anything useful anyway.
Edit- to be clear I'm not knocking you and would barely know how to configure a managed switch. I know enough to know what they are but that's about it.
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So far, National Grid did that for me a few times by cycling power on off, but I am still waiting for mighty China to act.
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