Recommend me a L2/L3 switch

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asintado08

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I need a L2/L3 switch. Used or not used is okay. I will be using it for my homelab.

I'm currently looking at Microtik switches right now. It is cheap and it has L3 capability. I VLANs is important for me.

Any other recommendations?
 
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24/48 ports? 1 GBE or 10 GBE? Smart or fully managed? Quiet for in your office or normal rackmount loud? We really don't know how your using it...
 
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at least 16 ports. 1 GBE. It is okay if it is loud. Doesn't need to be rack mounted. Either smart or fully managed is fine.
 
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asintado08 said:
Currently looking at that model, CRS109-8G-1S-2HnD-IN, Cisco SG Series, Dlink DGS Series and older power connects.
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So are you thinking something like using the CRS for inter-VLAN routing then just using inexpensive Mikrotiks for switches?
 
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Patrick said:
So are you thinking something like using the CRS for inter-VLAN routing then just using inexpensive Mikrotiks for switches?
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It will be used as a switch and AP only. The router is going to be a pfsense or sophos UTM.

I'm kinda noob in networking. Basically, what I want is the ability to segregate my home network and my lab network.
 
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asintado08 said:
I need a L2/L3 switch. Used or not used is okay. I will be using it for my homelab.

I'm currently looking at Microtik switches right now. It is cheap and it has L3 capability. I VLANs is important for me.

Any other recommendations?
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You should keep in mind that the routing functionality in the Mikrotik switches are not more performant than most commodity routers. So the layer 3 functionality is mostly just a gimmick for marketing purposes.

With that said I do think that Mikrotik makes nice devices, including their switches which see frequent software updates. As far as I know all of the CRS devices are fanless, if that is a parameter, you should keep it in mind.

Also, as you don't need layer 3 functionality, it shouldn't make much of a difference what its routing performance is.
 
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I had some bad experience in using Mikrotik switches. I would not recommend them. Probably you should look at a used Cisco switch, it will definitely fit your needs.
 
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