wi-fi mesh

BigT · 17 Dec 2018 at 11:37

Short answer - no.

Longer answer - it depends on the switching capacity of your chosen switch but in my limited experience you won't hit the switching capacity of any consumer 8 port switch in the home environment I don't think.

PAULRYAN52 · 17 Dec 2018 at 11:41

I take it every connected device gets its own ip address

BigT · 17 Dec 2018 at 11:43

PAULRYAN52 said:
I take it every connected device gets its own ip address

Yes, if it is connected to your netowrk then it'll make a request from your DHCP server and obtain an individual address.

PAULRYAN52 · 17 Dec 2018 at 11:49

thanks, what would you recommend with the following if possible

no activity/power lights or option to turn them off
black
wall mountable

BigT · 17 Dec 2018 at 11:53

Buy the cheapest metal cased 8 port switch you can find, likely from Netgear or TP-Link. Then put electrical tape on the LEDs and use command strips to wall mount it.

PAULRYAN52 · 17 Dec 2018 at 12:04

I can't find a metal casing that would easy to cover the lights up and in black

BigT · 17 Dec 2018 at 12:09

Not my favourite brand but the TRENDNet TEG-S82G is available in black and a metal body and the LEDs look easy to cover up for about £25

PAULRYAN52 · 17 Dec 2018 at 12:16

thanks I was originally looking at the NETGEAR GS308-100UKS but would be difficult to hide the lights

PAULRYAN52 · 17 Dec 2018 at 12:17

and available for £19

kitfit1 · 22 Dec 2018 at 16:21

PAULRYAN52 said:
will a 8 port switch slow my pc wired speeds down, I want to put sh3 in to modem mode, but the orbi only has 2 ports and I need at least 4,

As long as it's a 1Gb switch, of course it wont. I use a 1Gb switch on my Orbi satellite to send to a TV, Sky Q box and a bluray player....................they all get full speed.

PAULRYAN52 · 22 Dec 2018 at 16:28

great, how do the sky q work

kitfit1 · 22 Dec 2018 at 16:50

PAULRYAN52 said:
great, how do the sky q work

It just works at full speed, just like everything else does. I don't use the skyq mini, so just have the wifi on the skyq box turned off and feed it via the Lan cable from the 1Gb switch connected to the Orbi Satellite.

PAULRYAN52 · 22 Dec 2018 at 18:15

thanks

PAULRYAN52 · 22 Dec 2018 at 21:40

what switch should I get

BigT · 23 Dec 2018 at 08:23

Whichever gigabit switch you like the aesthetics of. You don’t need any of the features of expensive switches and there isn’t really such a thing as a bad consumer 8 port switch so get whatever you like the look of. Your limiting factor has nothing to do with the capability of the switch and everything to do with how easy it is to cover up the LEDs and the colour, so eyeball them and pick one.

PAULRYAN52 · 23 Dec 2018 at 10:38

thanks