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    Rage
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    ... Or better said... time to buy a switch for my (new) home :) Since I have about zero know how in networks, I thought Codeproject could be the right place to get some advice. So I need about 8 ports, Gbit of course, as less noise as possible. Note : I have a router between the Interweb and this switch. So far, I found something like this: Netgear GS108E-100PES Switch Configurable 8 Ports Gigabit[^] Any (better) ideas ?

    Do not escape reality : improve reality !

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      ... Or better said... time to buy a switch for my (new) home :) Since I have about zero know how in networks, I thought Codeproject could be the right place to get some advice. So I need about 8 ports, Gbit of course, as less noise as possible. Note : I have a router between the Interweb and this switch. So far, I found something like this: Netgear GS108E-100PES Switch Configurable 8 Ports Gigabit[^] Any (better) ideas ?

      Do not escape reality : improve reality !

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      Lost User
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      Unless you have reason for a managed switch, you can go un-managed and save 50%.

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        ... Or better said... time to buy a switch for my (new) home :) Since I have about zero know how in networks, I thought Codeproject could be the right place to get some advice. So I need about 8 ports, Gbit of course, as less noise as possible. Note : I have a router between the Interweb and this switch. So far, I found something like this: Netgear GS108E-100PES Switch Configurable 8 Ports Gigabit[^] Any (better) ideas ?

        Do not escape reality : improve reality !

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        Sascha Lefevre
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        Rage wrote:

        as less noise as possible

        For best sound quality buy one with vacuum-tubes :cool:

        If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't. — Lyall Watson

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          Rage wrote:

          as less noise as possible

          For best sound quality buy one with vacuum-tubes :cool:

          If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't. — Lyall Watson

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          Rage
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          Ah, yes, and that's fortunate, because I happen to have a gold bar lying around which I did not know how to use :rolleyes:

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            Unless you have reason for a managed switch, you can go un-managed and save 50%.

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            Rage
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            What can you do with a managed one ? I have no idea what programmable feature would be required on a switch (for me it is just a multiple plug, but for network instead of electricity).

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              Ah, yes, and that's fortunate, because I happen to have a gold bar lying around which I did not know how to use :rolleyes:

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              Good for killing cockroaches in corners?

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                What can you do with a managed one ? I have no idea what programmable feature would be required on a switch (for me it is just a multiple plug, but for network instead of electricity).

                Do not escape reality : improve reality !

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                Should you buy a managed or unmanaged network switch? | Windows Central[^]

                Rage wrote:

                for me it is just a multiple plug, but for network instead of electricity

                Sounds like you can go unmanaged.

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                  ... Or better said... time to buy a switch for my (new) home :) Since I have about zero know how in networks, I thought Codeproject could be the right place to get some advice. So I need about 8 ports, Gbit of course, as less noise as possible. Note : I have a router between the Interweb and this switch. So far, I found something like this: Netgear GS108E-100PES Switch Configurable 8 Ports Gigabit[^] Any (better) ideas ?

                  Do not escape reality : improve reality !

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                  PIEBALDconsult
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                  I've bought mostly cheap five Port ones and had only one fail, but I also went all spendy for a sixteen Port one a while back, which wasn't too expensive. I think it even has some firewall functionality. I'll have to see what it is when I get home. Amazon tells me it's a NETGEAR ProSafe Ethernet Switch (GS116NA)

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                    What can you do with a managed one ? I have no idea what programmable feature would be required on a switch (for me it is just a multiple plug, but for network instead of electricity).

                    Do not escape reality : improve reality !

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                    A managed one will allow you to create VLANs for example, in case you have a complex architecture with several LAN segments that you want to separate from each other. But, for a personal, home usage, an unmanaged one is quite sufficient. I've used Netgear switches for years, had to change the AC adapter once, but apart from that got no problem with them.

                    "I'm neither for nor against, on the contrary." John Middle

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                      Should you buy a managed or unmanaged network switch? | Windows Central[^]

                      Rage wrote:

                      for me it is just a multiple plug, but for network instead of electricity

                      Sounds like you can go unmanaged.

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                      Mike Mullikin wrote:

                      Sounds like you can go unmanaged.

                      :-D

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                        Good for killing cockroaches in corners?

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                        Rage
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                        I use it as a replacement of war and peace for adjusting the height of one of the legs of my desk (my mother in law wanted to read it).

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                          I use it as a replacement of war and peace for adjusting the height of one of the legs of my desk (my mother in law wanted to read it).

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                          Jeez, just how loaded are you? :-D

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                            What can you do with a managed one ? I have no idea what programmable feature would be required on a switch (for me it is just a multiple plug, but for network instead of electricity).

                            Do not escape reality : improve reality !

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                            Munchies_Matt
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                            Rage wrote:

                            or me it is just a multiple plug,

                            Get a hub then.

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                              Rage wrote:

                              as less noise as possible

                              For best sound quality buy one with vacuum-tubes :cool:

                              If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't. — Lyall Watson

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                              Munchies_Matt
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                              Sascha Lefèvre wrote:

                              For best sound quality buy one with vacuum-tubes

                              Marshal do a good range, though I have a Peavey. :cool:

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                                ... Or better said... time to buy a switch for my (new) home :) Since I have about zero know how in networks, I thought Codeproject could be the right place to get some advice. So I need about 8 ports, Gbit of course, as less noise as possible. Note : I have a router between the Interweb and this switch. So far, I found something like this: Netgear GS108E-100PES Switch Configurable 8 Ports Gigabit[^] Any (better) ideas ?

                                Do not escape reality : improve reality !

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                                milo xml
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                                I've had really good luck with these at work. Although they are getting more plastic in the construction as of late.... Cisco Small Business SG110D-08 - switch - 8 ports - unmanaged - SG110D-08-NA - Fixed (Managed) Switches - CDW.com[^]

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                                  ... Or better said... time to buy a switch for my (new) home :) Since I have about zero know how in networks, I thought Codeproject could be the right place to get some advice. So I need about 8 ports, Gbit of course, as less noise as possible. Note : I have a router between the Interweb and this switch. So far, I found something like this: Netgear GS108E-100PES Switch Configurable 8 Ports Gigabit[^] Any (better) ideas ?

                                  Do not escape reality : improve reality !

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                                  Dan Neely
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                                  Rage wrote:

                                  , as less noise as possible.

                                  Definitely go with a consumer model like you're looking at, no matter how cheap a used/on sale rackmount one might look. I'll have obnoxiously loud fans, probably with no control since it's designed to go into an oven where they always need to be running.

                                  Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt

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                                    ... Or better said... time to buy a switch for my (new) home :) Since I have about zero know how in networks, I thought Codeproject could be the right place to get some advice. So I need about 8 ports, Gbit of course, as less noise as possible. Note : I have a router between the Interweb and this switch. So far, I found something like this: Netgear GS108E-100PES Switch Configurable 8 Ports Gigabit[^] Any (better) ideas ?

                                    Do not escape reality : improve reality !

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                                    bmcD99
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                                    I've purchased them from Ebay - used or new. They work fine and are cheaper than brand new. I bought 24 port / 48 port and 8 port used switches for very reasonable prices. They've been working fine for years.

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