HP Procurve 1810G-24 Switch Review

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(More customer reviews)This switch has a lot of powerful features that can come in handy. If you don't need any of them, just plug it in and it will work fine as well. If you need trunking, VLAN's and broadcast storm protection, this has it. The web management interface is easy to use and also has logging so you can troubleshoot your network.
My favorite feature of this switch is the lack of a fan and low power consumption. I use these in many homes, so silence is a requirement!

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SMC EZSwitch 10/100/1000 (SMCGS24-Smart) 24 port 10/100/1000 gigabit smart switch Review

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(More customer reviews)This product is advertised as having no fan, but does have one, so beware. I was planning on installing this in a bedroom wiring closet, but have to find some other use for it now... or some sound-proofing, whichever is easier. It's not too bad with the closet door closed, but still noticable. Plug in and go is all it takes.

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The SMC-EZ Switch 10/100/1000 (SMCGS24-Smart) is a 24 port 10/100/1000 Smart Managed Gigabit Switch. They are ideal for users looking to migrate from unmanaged to managed switches without the extra costs of fully managed solutions. The easy to use web interfaces enables users to configure the switch with ease.With auto-MDIX on all ports and no fans being required these EZSwitches are the best choice for SOHO or enterprise applications at the most affordable price

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Cisco Catalyst 2960 24-port 10/100MBPS, 2 gig-uplink (copper/SFP) Review

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(More customer reviews)The C2960-24TC-S is the 10/100 + gig-uplink version of the workhorse Cisco2960. I run a number of 2960s (various models) for work, including a recent purchase of this model. They offer a full set of features (QoS, trunking, VLANs, traffic shaping, SNMP, etc), but we primarily use them for straightforward Layer2 switching while gathering simple traffic stats.
Unlike cheaper switches in this space, the uplink/SFP ports are not shared, and can be used as normal ports, making this effectively a 26-port switch. (but you have to use just one of the UTP or the SFP for the uplinks). Cisco SFPs are required (and are expensive). Other brands (including CiscoLinksys) will show up as disabled/error.
This model is lower-priced in part because it runs the Cisco "Lan Lite" IOS (rather than "Lan Base"). For most users, this won't make a difference, but noteworthy since LanLite and LanBase installations are not interchangeable. Cisco lists these differences, that are missing in LanLite:
* gigabit on all ports (the all-gig switches are LanBase)
* RPS support, larger range of SFP models
* Layer 2-4 ACLs, DHCP snooping, 802.1x enhancements
* Some additional QoS capabilities
* Higher network-level availability (eg Flex Links)
* Larger number of VLANs
For most of my installs, I don't miss these features other than the gig-on-all-ports (skipping that is a cost-based decision).
My very recent purchase was manufactured Feb2010 and shipped with IOS 12.2(44)SE6 . IOS releases are frequent, and I noticed there have been 6 minor releases already for this switch since then, but fortunately the updates are available as free downloads (after registration) from the Cisco support site.
After trying various other brands (and having lots of reliability and throughput problems), I've decided you get what you pay for in L2 managed switches, and now I specify only Cisco, and usually a 2960. Highly recommended.

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TRENDnet 26-Port Gigabit Web Smart Switch (24x 10/100/1000Mbps Auto-Negotiation and Auto-MDIX ports, 2x Mini-GBIC)TEG-240WS (Black) Review

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(More customer reviews)I purchased one of these over a year ago, and it has turned out well. I plugged it in and it worked (as an upgrade from an unmanaged SMC 10/100 * 16 port switch). I wanted to change some settings; after a few experiments I had it tweaked the way I wanted. After that, it has only gone down or restarted when power was out. Works fine with SMC (10/100), TPLink (10/100/1000), DLink (10/100), and NetGear (10/100) switches attached, as well as with 3Com (10/100), SMC (10/100), Intel (10/100/1000), Marvell (10/100/1000), Broadcom (10/100/1000), and some other ethernet NICs in my collection (mostly 10Mb/s). I'm using UTP Cat5E cables in general.
The management interface lacks the ability to name ports (so I need to keep a file somewhere else with the list of connected devices). Otherwise I'd rate it as very good. It includes features like counters (frame, byte, various errors per port), password protection (but only password!) for the management interface, forced speed/duplex per port, all of which work well for me. It also has features such as aggregation, VLAN, priority, jumbo frames, and other things I don't normally use (simple network with a mix of devices).
My biggest complaint would be that they used cheap fans (unhappily, it seems nearly everybody does). When I first got it, it was fairly quiet (you could hear the air flowing and some usual blade noise), but after several months the bearings started to go in the fans and now the rattling of the fans can be heard amongst all the other noise in my computer room (so it would be somewhere between obvious and obnoxious if I had it in an otherwise quiet room). I keep it clean, so there is no dust buildup on the fans. For what I paid for it when it was new, quality dual-ball-bearing fans would have been expected (even if this would have made it cost a few dollars more, it would have been worth it). None of the fans have failed yet, but as they continue to get louder, I'm looking for replacements.


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Cisco SR2024T 24 port 10/100/100 Gigabit Switch Review

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(More customer reviews)The Cisco SR2024T 24 port Gigabit switch is an excellent product. It was packaged well, included extra screws, and, most importantly, it WORKS. If you are in the market for an unmanaged switch this is a great choice.

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Prosafe 48-PORT Gig Mngd Switc Review

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(More customer reviews)48 ports of gigabit sweetness. Managed L2 capabilities for QOS and VLAN segregation for my internal network. It's only been a month but it's working very well, especially for the price. Since this has a lifetime warranty I think I'm going to be very happy with it.


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