W,
Thanks. I understand. Not looking for 'managed.' Looking for 'plug in
and do-your-magic.'
Cisco is expensive, so out. TP-Link I'd rather not. I am leaning toward
the Netgear GS116.
I just do not know enough about Buffalo Tech to risk money ATM.
Duncan
On 08/16/2013 15:12, Winterlight wrote:
If you are looking for a unmanaged switch I would buy any Gb name
brand switch depending on price. I use Trendnet = a 5 and a 8 port and
Netgear a couple of 8 ports and they both work fine. I do like the
Netgear on a shelf because they are made like rack switches where the
inputs and the lights are both on the front. I would watch Neweggs
shell shocker as you can find Gb switches very inexpensive pretty
regularly. Any decent Gigabit switch will exceed the capability of
your LAN.
At 11:35 AM 8/16/2013, you wrote:
I just finished about 10 days without Internet access because my
router (DLink dgl-4500) was going bad, and/or
just failed. I did try my spare router (DLink dgl-4300), but it was
not up to my current fiber technology, or, it also
was dead....................
So I followed my ISP's rec and got a pair of N300 Netgear
wnr-3500L(v2) routers. The new N300 router is installed
and fully working (with wireless disabled!). I have
Internet/email/LAN again. Sort of.
I am beginning to suspect my pair of Dell Power Connect 2716 switches
(16 port). They are now 4+ years old. So, I am now
shopping replacements. A trip to newegg.com and I find:
TP-Link TL-SG1016, $69.99, N82E16833704023
Buffalo BS-G2116U, $98.99, N82E16833162063
Netgear GS116 (wall-wort), $134.99, N82E3122139
Cisco SG100-16-NA, $162.00, N82E3150154
AND SO NOW, I seek opinions, suggestions, recs, pro/con from the
List! Please have at it!
Best,
Duncan
