Small gigabit switch with 10Gbe DFP+?

nutcase · 28 Sep 2014 at 11:13

I'm looking for a small (8 port or less is fine) gigabit switch that has either 10 Gigabit Ethernet port or an SFP+ port that can run at 10Gb. Any idea on model as al I can find is 8 port 10gigbit throughout which is overkill.

A higher number of ports is ok but not necessary and presumably ups the cost.

I know I could use port aggregation but there's limited space to run multiple cables on the route

Caged · 28 Sep 2014 at 12:41

Closest I can get is the Netgear XS708E, but that's 10Gb across all the ports.

nutcase · 28 Sep 2014 at 15:30

Yeah I'd found that one too - but only need a couple of ports so too expensive for my needs

Thanks

Caged · 28 Sep 2014 at 15:59

I'm failing to think of a use case for an 8 port gigabit switch with a 10GbE uplink if I'm being honest. If you can't fit 4x Cat6 on the route then you'd probably struggle to get a fibre down it while adhering to the bend radius requirements.

nutcase · 28 Sep 2014 at 16:33

Just need the two ports at 10Gbe - one to uplink to the server area and the other to link to the NAS. There are a couple of other bits that have gigabit that connect at the same place hence needing a switch rather than just using DAC