Good Switch for Home Use

[zzglenn]

Hello,

I was hoping that I could get some recommendations on a good switch for the home. I currently have the house wired with CAT5 to the mech room. Right now I have 2 old Linksys 10/100 switches one is 8 ports the other is 4 ports. The router is a Cisco RV220W with 4 ports that are 1GB. There are currently 3 servers, a media player, 7 outlets, 2 voip phones, wireless VPN appliance, and a docking station. I do stream video through out the house, have a hyper V lab, and do backups. I would like to replace the old linksys switches with something newer that can do 1GB, and consolidate switches. My price range is between $100-$200.

Thanks for in advance for the help.

 

[JackMDS]

Price of aswitches over 8 ports jump out of poropotion.

Get two 8 ports for $29 x 2 = $58

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

Or one 16 ports for $81.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...irtualParent=1

Both models are 10/100/1000 and are very good performers.




P.S. Next time post a tread like this in the Networking forum.

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[zzglenn]

Thanks Jack for the recommendations. Would I get better performance out of a smart or managed switch? I love the savings of the switches you provided I just want to make sure I get something that will last a while.

I was orginally looking at something like this...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833150120

Oops... do you want me to move this topic to networking?

 

[JackMDS]

Mange or smart switches do not improve performance on small Local Networks, they have an additional functions for managing aspect of large complicated Networks.

 

[mfenn]

If my math is right, you need 15 ports? Plus an uplink to the router makes 16. A cheap unmanaged switch like Jack is certainly sufficient for your needs.

If you want to play with some of the more advanced features of a managed switch, look for old enterprise gear on Ebay. Cisco Catalyst 2970's are a good thing to look for on Ebay. Just be sure to google the exact model number and make sure that it has all Gigabit ports. For example, this WS-C2970G-24TS-E for $190 looks good.

 

[zzglenn]

Thanks for the information mfenn. I believe I will go with the cheaper unmanaged switches for now and hope to bum a cisco switch from work if one becomes available.

Thanks