better gigabit switch

[bwanaaa]

well, my linksys gigabit switch bit the dust. it was a 5 port affair and was getting a little hot.
so i am comparing these two:
HP ProCurve J9450
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833316158

D-Link DGS-1100-24
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833127356

Does anyone have any other better recommendations. I dont really know how to use the unique features each offers. I really just want a switch. I dont know too much about networking-for example I dont understand the difference between two VLANs and two different subnets.

But I do want a reliable switch with good through put. I have a mixture of devices on the network- sonos boxes, wireless access point, xboxes, pcs with gigabit as well as 100 mbps nics, NAS with gigabit nic, but no voip. I dont use jumbo frames at this point and can still view an hd stream from my nas. I dont have a lot of data filling the LAN. I dont really need 5 hd streams at the same time so i dont know what jumbo frame support would do for me.

 

[theevilsharpie]

Simple unmanaged gigabit switches are pretty commoditized at this point, so it doesn't really matter what brand you get. If you go this route, try to get something fanless.

Web-managed switches (like those you linked to) have a bit more variation in features, quality, and the usability of their web interfaces. The HP switch you linked to work wells, although the feature set is basic compared to some of its competitors. I have no experience with the D-Link. Modern switches in this space with less functionality (such as the HP) tend to be fanless.

Jumbo frames increases the maximum allowable size of an Ethernet frame from 1.5KB to 9KB (for most switches). This reduces the processing overhead and slightly increases the available bandwidth of Gigabit Ethernet communication for very-high bandwidth applications such as iSCSI or virtual machine live migrations. For general purpose applications, jumbo frames are not desirable because they eliminate compatibility with non-Gigabit Ethernet equipment (such as wireless or Fast Ethernet).

 

[ViviTheMage]

netgear GS108, 8 port GB switch, works perfectly for my home stuff...they have a 16 port variant as well.

Amazon Linky

 

[JackMDS]

I do not know why you need to "jump" from 5 ports switch to 24.

If 8 ports suffice, this is a very good choice (better than the comparable Linksys-D-link and Netgear)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833156251

As for the things that you do not know there is a very simple solution, it called learning.

 

[bwanaaa]

yes jack, i like learning that's why i visit here. i guess i could buy two of the trend net variants. i also want to replace an old fvs318 net gear router that i am only using as a switch. it 100 mbps so the jump to 1 gb will make my network copies faster and also relieve some congestion. so that's about 16 ports for 80 bux - 1/3 of the hp cost.
although the hp has RAM : 16 MB SDRAM Flash Memory : 8 MB Buffer Memory
whereas the trend net has 128KBytes Buffer Memory. i guess the buffer is for high use networks. on the other hand, having read about 'buffer bloat' that also tends to increase latencies. so i'll go with the trend net-everybody seems to love it.

tnx again to all of you for sharing yur thoughts and experiences.

 

[theevilsharpie]

although the hp has RAM : 16 MB SDRAM Flash Memory : 8 MB Buffer Memory
whereas the trend net has 128KBytes Buffer Memory.

I don't know the HP's specs, but I can guarantee you that a 24-port GigE switch doesn't have an 8MB buffer.