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Gigabit Switch Died
Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2012 7:44 pm
by Major_A
Well my D-Link switch bit the dust. Transferring between PCs at a max of 10 MB/s is outright torture (used to be 90 MB/s). Any suggestions for a new switch? Do I want Jumbo Frame support? Should I stick with a dumb switch or a managed one? Suggestions are more than welcome.
Re: Gigabit Switch Died
Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2012 6:58 am
by owned666
your not specifying exactly what you need
Number of ports ?
Qos feature ? (if you're gonna use it for sharing internet and your router doesn't support Qos then you need one if u hate some one sucking all your connection )
you wont ever need a managed switch
read this to know if you need jumbo frames ( most switches support 9k frames )
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/lanwan/l ... l=&start=1
this is my choice for an 8 port switch
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817111039
i recommend the D-link over the much loved netgear GS108 model because the Dlink offer more features for the same price
Choice for a 5 switch
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817111038
the constructions for both of these are very solid thick metal casing
both of thm have life time warranty
Re: Gigabit Switch Died
Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2012 11:40 am
by Major_A
One of the PCs is my "main" rig and the other connected is my HTPC. The rest of my network is wireless (boo for them). My old switch was a cheap D-Link 5 port switch. If they made a 3 port switch that would be all I need at the present. From what I gathered with Jumbo Frame support is that the burst speeds are faster with less CPU utilization. Is that a fair takeaway from the link? As far as QoS it seems like my router is setup to handle that aspect. Thanks for the links.
Re: Gigabit Switch Died
Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2012 1:50 pm
by Apoptosis
hard to beat this deal today on a new switch -
$19.99 for a 5-port switch
Re: Gigabit Switch Died
Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2012 4:01 pm
by Major_A
Yeah I see that, thanks.
Re: Gigabit Switch Died
Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2012 11:12 pm
by owned666
great price but id go with that business class model if you want it to live longer than the linksys switch
reading the reviews the linksys has overheating problems just like i thought
stay away
Re: Gigabit Switch Died
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 5:51 pm
by Major_A
For the price, and what I needed I ordered this unit.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6833166061
Re: Gigabit Switch Died
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 2:25 am
by owned666
Re: Gigabit Switch Died
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 8:34 am
by Major_A
Will do. Thanks again for your help and suggestions. You didn't say anything, do you have any thoughts on that unit? It has good reviews on the Egg (taken with a grain of salt since everyone is an Eggspert) and it has a metal case with large ventilation holes.
Re: Gigabit Switch Died
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 9:37 am
by owned666
Major_A wrote:Will do. Thanks again for your help and suggestions. You didn't say anything, do you have any thoughts on that unit? It has good reviews on the Egg (taken with a grain of salt since everyone is an Eggspert) and it has a metal case with large ventilation holes.
i normally dont buy rosewell products soo i dont really know
but all the reviews seem positive
Re: Gigabit Switch Died
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 9:58 am
by Major_A
Well after being lazy I installed it last night. I forgot how much nicer it is transferring files over a gigabit connection. Since there is no scale on Newegg's site I'd have to say it's about the same size as a portable 2.5 HDD but a little thicker.
