Managed Switch Suggestion?

[Phil89a]

It has been years since I messed with Networks and the home network I've inherited is a flat LAN with lots of very long Cat5e and no attempt at management. As I start to add more and more IoT devices I feel the whole thing needs a good clean-up, so I decided my 2024 Project is to replace the network and put something in that is performant, secure and manageable; if for more no other reason than to learn what's is what these days and have a fun project to implement

So my first of many questions is regarding a suitable Managed Switch that can:

10 GB Uplink to another Managed Switch
10 GB connection to MacBook Pro for fast data transfer to NAS (for Photo Editing) - USB-C to 10GB Adapter on Laptop
vLAN capable
DHCP Server supporting DHCP Pools (for vLANs)
at Least 6 x 2.5 GB ports (for future proofing)

You can see where the Switch fits in on the attached drawing. This is just a dump of ideas at the moment and will need lots of refining I am sure.

Can anyone suggest what can fit? Budget wise, it is for a home Network so not looking for Enterprise class prices

Many thanks

PS - feel free to pick holes in my drawing - its the only way to learn.

 

[altmind]

mikrotik CRS310-8G+2S+IN ?

 

[Phil89a]

mikrotik CRS310-8G+2S+IN ?

Thanks - will take a look. Also looking at UniFi switches. Lots of new jargon to understand

 

[bwahaha]

For budget reasons, the brocade icx series has some solid choices. [MEGATHREAD]

 

[blunden]

For budget reasons, the brocade icx series has some solid choices. [MEGATHREAD]

Indeed. I imagine that power consumption might be quite a bit higher on those older switches though, especially if you don't need a lot of ports?

 

[louie1961]

I have been very pleased with my Mokerlink 8 port 2.5 gb managed switch (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BLMPFWD8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1) , but I don't think it quite fits your requirements. But based on how well my current switch performs, I wouldn't have any qualms about trying one of these:

https://www.amazon.com/MokerLink-Gigabit-Ethernet-Bandwidth-Managed/dp/B0BTRRYMFL/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2QR5A1TUR9H44&keywords=mokerlink%2B10G080GT&qid=1703858089&sprefix=mokerlink%2B10g080gt%2Caps%2C94&sr=8-5&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.f5122f16-c3e8-4386-bf32-63e904010ad0&th=1

https://www.amazon.com/MokerLink-Managed-IEEE802-3af-Auto-Negotiation-Bandwidth/dp/B0C53H1HGP/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2QR5A1TUR9H44&keywords=mokerlink%2B10G080GT&qid=1703858281&sprefix=mokerlink%2B10g080gt%2Caps%2C94&sr=8-3&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.c3015c4a-46bb-44b9-81a4-dc28e6d374b3&th=1

https://www.amazon.com/MokerLink-SFP-Managed-Support-Bandwidth/dp/B0B56M7MVG/ref=sr_1_10?crid=KKGSMOSI0YV7&keywords=mokerlink%2Bmanaged%2Bswitch&qid=1703857967&sprefix=mokerlink%2Bmanaged%2Bswitch%2Caps%2C87&sr=8-10&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.f5122f16-c3e8-4386-bf32-63e904010ad0&th=1

 

[WeirdG]

See if you can track down the TP-Link Omada 8-Port 2.5G L2+ Managed Switch (SG3210X-M2). This appears to be the non-PoE version of the SG3210XHP-M2 switch and seems like a direct competitor to the MikroTik CRS310-8G+2S+IN.