I figured I'd ask the pros here instead of relying only on a quick forum search..
So I am currently running out of ports on my cheap (and crappy) D-Link DGS-1008D 8 port gigabit switch and I am searching for a good 24 port switch (16 perhaps would be enough but I figured more is better especially if price difference is marginal).
No need to say, I want gigabit at least.
I am not sure if I need managed or not since I am currently using an unmanaged switch and I have never used a managed switch before.
Will be connected to this switch:
2 network printers
a desktop machine
a proxmox server with 1 port for the IPMI, another one for proxmox WebGUI, and 4 other for LAN
a freenas server with one for IPMI, and 3 other ones not currently being used (later used for aggregation?)
a network camera
a connection to another room where a desktop computer and a ATA device are connected thru a small 5 port switch.
a Raspberry Pi for home automation
The count of potential connections to this future switch is around 16 but could grow in the future to 24 (I could install a wifi AP or another networked device..)
I'd like a low power/fanless switch if possible, but taking into consideration my 2 supermicro servers already making a lot of noise, the noise from the switch would probably be unnoticeable anyways..
Rackmountable is a MUST.
If unmanaged, a WebUI would be nice for stats, etc but not mandatory since it would introduce another level of security concerns and would be useless performance & feature wise.
Any suggestions? Procurves seems nice but what about other brands such as TP-Link?
Budget: Less than 120$ !!
Thanks!
So I am currently running out of ports on my cheap (and crappy) D-Link DGS-1008D 8 port gigabit switch and I am searching for a good 24 port switch (16 perhaps would be enough but I figured more is better especially if price difference is marginal).
No need to say, I want gigabit at least.
I am not sure if I need managed or not since I am currently using an unmanaged switch and I have never used a managed switch before.
Will be connected to this switch:
2 network printers
a desktop machine
a proxmox server with 1 port for the IPMI, another one for proxmox WebGUI, and 4 other for LAN
a freenas server with one for IPMI, and 3 other ones not currently being used (later used for aggregation?)
a network camera
a connection to another room where a desktop computer and a ATA device are connected thru a small 5 port switch.
a Raspberry Pi for home automation
The count of potential connections to this future switch is around 16 but could grow in the future to 24 (I could install a wifi AP or another networked device..)
I'd like a low power/fanless switch if possible, but taking into consideration my 2 supermicro servers already making a lot of noise, the noise from the switch would probably be unnoticeable anyways..
Rackmountable is a MUST.
If unmanaged, a WebUI would be nice for stats, etc but not mandatory since it would introduce another level of security concerns and would be useless performance & feature wise.
Any suggestions? Procurves seems nice but what about other brands such as TP-Link?
Budget: Less than 120$ !!
Thanks!