Gigabit Switch

crazyDAJT

crazyDAJT

crazyDAJT

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look at these two switch's.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-088-DL&groupid=46&catid=419&subcat=

for £59.91 inc VAT

or

http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=178398
have seen it £41.12 inc vat

looking to run a maximum of 7 devices

Modem/DHCP server
1 storage server
1 backup server
1 HD HTPC
2 Desktops
2 wifi AP

not much room for expanding, but I could always daisy chain another one on. is it working getting 16 port one?? would be a good exscuse to get some racks, as both my servers will be in rack mounted cases
 
I would get the D-Link over the Belkin if its a choice between those two. Ignore the cheap gigabit Netgear switches, they are awful! I have a Linksys SD2008 at the moment and its impeccable as far as a small unmanaged switch goes :)
 
ive never had a problem with my 5 port netgear gigabit switch, its been running since the day i got it, and gives me the speeds it says.
 
netgear gbit switches are absolutely fine, probably thinks linksys are enterprise class because they're owned by cisco? lol
 
Well I have owned two and have seen other people's experiences with them (including people on here). Perhaps you guys don't stress your LAN enough to notice :p
 
Seconded,
They can get really arsey sometimes as to whether they are going to sync at GIGe or not.

Seems very hit and miss as to whether people see no problems, or lots of problems. But I still would not recommend them.
 
Is this a fault with the switch or the NICs? I also have the Netgear GS605 and it's been perfectly behaved but I do tend to fix the NIC speed at 1Gb (or whatever). Long commercial experience has taught me it saves time in the long run.
 
Well the NICs are Intel PRO/1000 server cards, so you would hope that it wasn't down to the cards ;) Autonegotiation works fine with every decent gigabit switch but I do tend to set the link speed manually when I go in to turn on Jumbo Frames etc etc.
 
I dont think anyone would ever class Linksys as enterprise class, but they do seem to be a cut above netgear when it comes to stressing the network. I've owned both, and find the wireless to be far more robust on a Linksys than on a netgear.
 
You would be a fool to class it as enterprise class, Cisco logo or not. The Catalyst 2950 that its currently sat on though...
 
sory for not posting back

have bean on little weekend brake.

i have seen the Linksys £40 so might give that a look. I might get a 16 port one, but it depends on the house I get and if want to get into folding.
 
Christ, enough of the Cisco penis waving.

All consumer networking gear leaves a lot to be desired, just buy what your budget allows for.
 
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