Looking for highly reliable rackmount 24x1Gbit switch under $250

[Wolfstar]

Will all due respect, that sounds like a misplaced offer of services. 1) I'm not desperate, just trying to learn about switching and implement the best setup at our company 2)I'm not building a distributed database cluster for spy agency. I think learning and asking other people here and elsewhere about how switches work is adequate.

So far, the unmanaged HPE model above seems like the best option to me. Thanks all for help.

I didn't want to just leave this here and give you the wrong impression. It's really not an offer of services, and I didn't say you were desperate, I was saying you have a situation that you are failing to comprehend accurately which very well could be detrimental to your security posture, which seemed to be a significant concern of yours. If it's not, then I apologize for misunderstanding what you were after.