schoondoggy Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Sorry for this QNAP Ethernet switch commercial. I have been looking at cost effective switches that support 10GbE or multigig. QNAP has had the QSW-1208-8C ($548) and QSW-804-4C ($457) out for a while. They have added the QSW-308-1C ($185) and QSW-308S ($160). The QSW-308 have eight 1GbE ports and either three 10GbE SFP+ ports or two 10GbE SFP+ and a shared 10GbE SFP+ or multigig RJ45 port: https://www.qnap.com/en-uk/product/qsw-308-1c https://www.qnap.com/en-uk/product/qsw-308s What other 10GbE or mulitgig capable switches at low price points have you seen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrf Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 we've had much worse commercials :) is the idea that you have a couple servers that can service clients while giving each full 1gb bandwidth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoondoggy Posted November 1, 2019 Author Share Posted November 1, 2019 I currently am looking for test bench gear, but yes a server or two on 10GbE and 1GbE for the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackoUK Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 My current thinking (i.e. untested) on the topic: - if only 2 ports are needed then direct wire without a switch - maybe a chain of Thunderbolt devices will do - if, as in my home setup, only 2 devices need 10GB then something like the NETGEAR GS110 at £197 - then the NETGEAR XS505 with 5 ports at £271 - leading up to the NETGEAR XS508 with 8 ports at £352 The MikroTik CRS305 gets a good write-up here: https://www.servethehome.com/mikrotik-crs305-1g-4sin-review-4-port-must-have-10gbe-switch/ I like the idea of copper connections within the cat5 limit of 45m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoondoggy Posted November 1, 2019 Author Share Posted November 1, 2019 Netgear has a variety of multigig switches: https://www.netgear.com/landings/multi-gig/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 MikroTik has always been the cost leader here but I got reprimanded the last time I mentioned them. 🤷♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoondoggy Posted November 8, 2019 Author Share Posted November 8, 2019 Mikrotik unfortunately has landed on the do not buy list from the government. Security folks I know, say stay away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowPeo Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Would be interested in more info on that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackoUK Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Heaven forbid the American Government or an American IT company should do something untoward ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrf Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 so remind me how many backdoors were found in Cisco stuff in the last 5 years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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