If there was a 16+ port fanless switch that supported both 10 and 2+2,5Gbit speeds (on more than just two ports or so), I would have bough it instead
That depends on the switch, at minimum it won't report properly in most cases.If connect a device with 2.5GBase-T or 5GBase-T support into an "older" 10 Gigabit switch's SFP+ port loaded with an adapter module that does that state 2.5/5/10Gbase-T support, but switch itself doesn't explicitly state 2.5GBase-T and 5GBase-T support, then the link is going to operate at 1 gig, correct?
It does not. Routing in done in CPU and limited to 1.2Gbit.EDIT: If CRS328-4C-20S-4S+RM supports inter-VLAN routing at 10G speeds and DHCP relay, I'd be probably buying that....but I cannot find that info yet.
Thanks for the confirmation. Does Mikrotik have any parts in their inventory with ASICs?It does not. Routing in done in CPU and limited to 1.2Gbit.
https://mikrotik.com/product/crs328_4c_20s_4s_rm#fndtn-testresults
It's not a question of the system having the ASIC. It's a question of using the ASIC for L3 and upwards.Thanks for the confirmation. Does Mikrotik have any parts in their inventory with ASICs?
Thank you, this is valuable info - all things considered, it seems like the S3900-F4FS is the option to choose. Kind of unfortunate that the Mikrotik opted to go with L2 only switches but that's what it is.It's not a question of the system having the ASIC. It's a question of using the ASIC for L3 and upwards.
As far as SwitchOS (currently 2.11) and RouterOS (currently 6.46) are concerded, the answer is no. Routing is completely done in CPU.
Whether this may change in RouterOS 7? No idea.
Thanks, I'm looking at the new QSW-M408 series now which is managed, but we shouldn't expect them to suddenly become picky about the cable branding now I'm guessing.They are not picky. Remember the QNAP switches are dumb switches, so no mgmt.
Anyone have any experience or opinions on this switch? I debating between it or a QNAP QSW-308-1C to get cheap 10gb between floors.Zyxel released 2 new 10gb switches. One managed 2x10gb+2x2.5gb and one slightly cheaper unmanaged.
XGS1210-12 12-Port Web-Managed Multi-Gigabit Switch with 2-Port 2.5G and 2-Port 10G SFP+ | Zyxel
Nice but those have 2 SFP ports mate, I need 4.Also look at the ZyXEL XS1930-10. I'd say they're quiet but not very very quiet. The cooler the environment is, the quieter they are.
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.I'm using the TP-LINK T1700G-28TQ myself although it's not had any patches for a while and might be considered as old-hat. One alternative I did consider was a badge-engineered fs.com switch, the S3900-48T4S or S3900-24T4S (fanless), although I believe they got in trouble for spamming threads.
As far as the T1700G-28TQ goes, I've been very happy with it. I did install the 180206 beta firmware to fix a memory leak present in the 170608 production firmware and it's been running sold ever since; there's also a 190108 firmware for the v3 switch (only available on the australian site for whatever reason, spotted by a fellow StHer) that reportedly runs just fine on the v2 but I've not tried using it myself yet.