Great info, thanks a lot! I also had the fs.com in mind and forgot to mention but I am a bit concerned since it is probably a low volume product and might not be that thought out. I don't know, that might just be in my head.
Gigabit + 10Gb Switches under $550
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I was of the same opinion myself - had never heard of them making switches before and found precious little trustworthy info about them whereas there was both a thread here detailing people's experiences with the TP-Link and I was also able to borrow one from a colleague.
My only concern really is the relatively antiquated firmware - although from the looks of things it was already wearing mothballs when it was new. For example, it doesn't support TLSv1.1 or 1.2 and only offers DH SHA1 KEX for ssh, requiring local workarounds for most ssh clients. Apparently this is quite common in network kit though (my preceding netgear switch had similar issues).
My only concern really is the relatively antiquated firmware - although from the looks of things it was already wearing mothballs when it was new. For example, it doesn't support TLSv1.1 or 1.2 and only offers DH SHA1 KEX for ssh, requiring local workarounds for most ssh clients. Apparently this is quite common in network kit though (my preceding netgear switch had similar issues).
I’m using a Dell N1148T-ON. It has 48 gigabit-ports and 4 SFP+-ports. The 1124T-ON has 24 gigabit-ports and also 4 SFP+-ports. It’s L2 only but fully managed and has no fan. For those interested the 1100P-ON models are the PoE-versions.
Even cheaper is the Aruba 1930 series. Also 24 and 48 ports models with 4x SFP+, web managed only no cli by App or browser and also no fan.
I'm also looking for a switch with 1GbE ports and 4 SFP+ ports to go with my Zyxel XS1939-10. I thought of the Cisco SG350x-24 but from its fan can get loud. I'm not familiar with Cisco's Catalyst 2960-L series, but they seem interesting:
Cisco Catalyst 2960-L Series Switches Data Sheet
This data sheet describes the benefits, specifications, and ordering information for the Cisco Catalyst 2960-L Series Switches.
www.cisco.com
EDIT: these switches aren't exactly cheap, but there may be deals to be had online.
Even this line's POE switches are fanless, so that would allow me to get rid of 2 other POE switches (which I bought years ago since each POE is only 8 ports and finless). Anyone have some thoughts on the Catalyst 2960-L line?
Mikrotik announced the CSS610-8G-2S+IN today: product page
8x 1GE RJ45, one with PoE-in for redundant power input.
2x 1/10G SFP+
99$ pricetag
That's a pure L2 switch running SwitchOS.
The outdoor variant is the netPower Lite 7R, also announced today, at 129$.
8x 1GE RJ45, one with PoE-in for redundant power input.
2x 1/10G SFP+
99$ pricetag
That's a pure L2 switch running SwitchOS.
The outdoor variant is the netPower Lite 7R, also announced today, at 129$.
Too bad it doesn't have 2.5GbE ports instead of 1GbE, otherwise this would have been a near instabuy for me.
Anyone found a small budget priced desktop/fanless switch with Nbase-t ports and a few 10g ones?
8-12 x 2.5G/5G ports
3-4 x 10G ports
Something like the Qnap QSW-M2116P-2T2S , but unmanaged and cheaper
www.qnap.com
Or this Engenius ECS2512FP
www.engeniustech.com
8-12 x 2.5G/5G ports
3-4 x 10G ports
Something like the Qnap QSW-M2116P-2T2S , but unmanaged and cheaper
QSW-M2116P-2T2S | 90-watt 10GbE PoE++ and 30-watt 2.5GbE PoE+ Managed Switch for the Wi-Fi 6 Generation
The QNAP QSW-M2116P-2T2S is a L2 PoE Managed Switch with sixteen 30-watt 2.5GbE PoE+ ports, two 90-watt 10GbE PoE++ ports. Offering a total power budget of 280 watts and two 10GbE SFP+ ports, the QSW-M2116P-2T2S not only enables a high-speed and high-power PoE network infrastructure for Wi-Fi 6...
www.qnap.com
Or this Engenius ECS2512FP
ECS2512FP - Cloud Managed PoE++ 2.5 Gb Switch | EnGenius
EnGenius Cloud ECS2512FP Multi-Gig 2.5 Gb Switch: 8-Port, 2.5G per port, 802.3af/at/bt PoE++ L2+ 240W Budget, and 4 10G SFP+ uplinks ports.
www.engeniustech.com
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