Horaco (ZX-SWTGW2C8F) 8x10G SFP+ Web Managed ~ $100-110

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I’ve recently come across a managed 10G SFP+ switch that seems quite reasonably priced. Before I proceed with the purchase, I was hoping to gather some feedback from those who have used this particular model. It’s a Horaco 10G SFP+.

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ZX-SWTGW2C8F


The price seems to be very hot.
 
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I just got one a few days ago. I'm planning on writing up a good review soon, but here's my quick thoughts.

Switching speed is excellent, you'll get 10gb no problem. Transceiver compatibility is also excellent, I've tried 3 different modules and all worked. Once I had my switch up and running, I had my linux server ping the switch all night. Couple thousand pings later, no dropped pings.

Heating is fine. When I had 5 ports lit and active, the top of the case gets barely warm.

The interface is similar (or the same) to the other generic realtek switches. Its functional, but can be a tad buggy.

They default to IP 192.168.0.1 out of the box, which is really annoying when that's your router's IP :rolleyes: Easily fixed, but annoying none the less.

The LED arrangement is kinda blah. Instead of having a LED over the port, its all bunched together and kinda washes out.

Side note, default login and password is "admin". When I got my switch, there wasn't any documentation on that. Fortunately I'd seen that information posted here on STH so ended up not being a big deal.

Side note #2, I found a better price for you, $98. https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806579063341.html
 
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tamuin

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alaricljs said:
No, that's the 2.5G... $160 for the 8x SFP+ version
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sorry, my bad (I am seeing $150 for the Xike 8 port SFP+ at Amazon, but your point is still correct, I originally gave the price for the 2.5G one)
 
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alaricljs said:
That's 1Gb so not what you're looking for in the first place... no idea on the rest of your Q tho.
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It's actually a 10/100/1000Mbit SFP. Just asking myself if I need to purchase the managed version of the switch to have an option to manually set the link speed
 
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Unmanaged will not let you set anything... Whether the management will let you set link speed would even be a question since this isn't a common need outside enterprise.
 
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Hey Guys, what kind of SFP+ Modules are you using? I tried yesterday with a 10G Copper Module from Flexoptics and a Module from FiberStore. Both modules were used in a Ubiquiti and a Lancom Switch and are working. I connected my Notebook to the Switch with the SFP+ Module. On the Network Card of my Notebook I saw a 1 GBit Link established, but the switch didn't show anything. And was also not Pingable.

Currently I have no fiber modules here. But I attached a SFP+ DAC between my Lancom Switch and the ZX-SWTGW2C8F and got the blue light for the 10G link.

Currently I need at 3 SFP+ 10G Modules with Copper. Do you know, what modules are working?
 
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From my experience, the switch will take any transceiver. I've got generic ones, cisco coded ones, aruba coded ones, intel coded ones, all work fine.
 
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Well that's frustrating. I did a firmware upgrade of my Horaco tonight, and it appears to be bricked now. Is there any recovery procedures, or do I have a shiny paper weight now ?
 
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