Managed or Unmanaged Switch

[Gursevak Singh]

Hi guys,

I just upgrade my internet connection 2.5gbps, and my router have 1WAN 2.5 and 1LAN 2.5.

My computer and mac both have 2.5 ports also my QNAP server is also 2.5gbps.

 

My question is i know whatever switch i get my mac and pc both can use 2.5gbps speeds as well my nas can use that speeds too.

 

but i trasfer lots of files between my computers and nas if i connect unmanaged switch will my data first got to from computer to switch then router then back to switch again and then to my nass  orrrrrr it will go from computer to switch then straight to nas.

 

if its going to end up router and then where it needs to go will a managed switch can fix that?

 

Kind Regards

Gursevak

[Skiiwee29]

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[AbydosOne]

4 minutes ago, Gursevak Singh said:

but i trasfer lots of files between my computers and nas if i connect unmanaged switch will my data first got to from computer to switch then router then back to switch again and then to my nass  orrrrrr it will go from computer to switch then straight to nas.

Network connections will take the shortest path between devices, assuming they're on the same subnet etc. Traffic will only go to the router if it can't get there directly. You can actually have the router on 1G and all the switches be 10G and still get 10G speeds between devices.

 

Get an unmanaged switch unless you need to do things like VLANs or traffic management, etc.

[Gursevak Singh]

9 minutes ago, AbydosOne said:

Network connections will take the shortest path between devices, assuming they're on the same subnet etc. Traffic will only go to the router if it can't get there directly. You can actually have the router on 1G and all the switches be 10G and still get 10G speeds between devices.

 

Get an unmanaged switch unless you need to do things like VLANs or traffic management, etc.

@AbydosOne thanks for this, i am looking at this qnap switch, just in future if my upgarde my pc and nas to 10gbps its have 2x10gbps and 4x2.5gbps 

 

do you think its a good choice?

 

 

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/SWHQNP21040/QNAP-QSW-2104-2T-2-ports-10GbE-RJ45-4-ports-25GbE

[Skiiwee29]

5 minutes ago, Gursevak Singh said:

@AbydosOne thanks for this, i am looking at this qnap switch, just in future if my upgarde my pc and nas to 10gbps its have 2x10gbps and 4x2.5gbps 

 

do you think its a good choice?

 

 

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/SWHQNP21040/QNAP-QSW-2104-2T-2-ports-10GbE-RJ45-4-ports-25GbE

I have that exact switch myself with zero issues. Been using it now for about 6 months. 

[birdflyer]

On 11/17/2023 at 2:50 PM, Gursevak Singh said:

@AbydosOne thanks for this, i am looking at this qnap switch, just in future if my upgarde my pc and nas to 10gbps its have 2x10gbps and 4x2.5gbps 

 

do you think its a good choice?

 

 

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/SWHQNP21040/QNAP-QSW-2104-2T-2-ports-10GbE-RJ45-4-ports-25GbE

I would recommend the CRS310-8G+2S+IN from MikroTik. You will save a few dollars as well as potentially get a more versatile switch. Personally, I would also say that  have found MikroTik devices to be very reliable, so you could potentially get a longer lifespan from the CRS310. This is a managed switch, but it can be setup to function the same as an unmanaged switch quite easily.
This is a good place to buy: https://multilink.us/mikrotik-crs310-8g-2-in-ethernet-switch/