Suggestions for a gigabit switch for new computer room?

[Okjoek]

We've got a new computer room coming together, but the modem-router is on the other side of the apartment. rather than run all of our 50 foot cables across the apartment we want to run a single cable to the room. We can only fit 3 desktop PCs in the room so it only needs to be one of the 5 port ones. We just came from a place that used DSL to  here where we have Gigabit internet Verizon Fios.

 

Any suggestions for a specific model? 

[Salacious B Crum]

2 minutes ago, Okjoek said:

We've got a new computer room coming together, but the modem-router is on the other side of the apartment. rather than run all of our 50 foot cables across the apartment we want to run a single cable to the room. We can only fit 3 desktop PCs in the room so it only needs to be one of the 5 port ones. We just came from a place that used DSL to  here where we have Gigabit internet Verizon Fios.

 

Any suggestions for a specific model? 

This is what I have works great:

 

Netgear ProSafe 5-Port Gigabit Desktop Switch

[Turtleinahafshel]

12 minutes ago, Okjoek said:

We've got a new computer room coming together, but the modem-router is on the other side of the apartment. rather than run all of our 50 foot cables across the apartment we want to run a single cable to the room. We can only fit 3 desktop PCs in the room so it only needs to be one of the 5 port ones. We just came from a place that used DSL to  here where we have Gigabit internet Verizon Fios.

 

Any suggestions for a specific model? 

you could get a 20 buck switch from amazon and it will work

[3rrant]

8 minutes ago, Turtleinahafshel said:

you could get a 20 buck switch from amazon and it will work

Yep. I did the same thing when we had to add an office at work, and we just throw the cheapest gigabit switch we found for the job and it was running 100% good as the router itself.

[Turtleinahafshel]

3 minutes ago, ErrantNyles said:

Yep. I did the same thing when we had to add an office at work, and we just throw the cheapest gigabit switch we found for the job and it was running 100% good as the router itself.

Yes unless you want some manger crazy thing any semi name brand Will do. 

[Okjoek]

5 minutes ago, ErrantNyles said:

Yep. I did the same thing when we had to add an office at work, and we just throw the cheapest gigabit switch we found for the job and it was running 100% good as the router itself.

 

1 minute ago, Turtleinahafshel said:

Yes unless you want some manger crazy thing any semi name brand Will do. 

See anything wrong with this?:

https://www.amazon.com/Brash-Networks-Desktop-Ethernet-BN105/dp/B01MU79NFU/ref=sr_1_12?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1499534664&sr=1-12&keywords=gigabit+switch

Cheap, looks decent, reviews are great although only 61 sample size.

[3rrant]

Just now, Okjoek said:

 

See anything wrong with this?:

https://www.amazon.com/Brash-Networks-Desktop-Ethernet-BN105/dp/B01MU79NFU/ref=sr_1_12?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1499534664&sr=1-12&keywords=gigabit+switch

Cheap, looks decent, reviews are great although only 61 sample size.

Nothing wrong, it will do the job fine as you need it.

 

This is what you need to check when searching for a switch, and this one has it "10/100/1000 auto-negotiating gigabit switch ports".

The gigabit is self explained, the autonegotiation is pretty much a 100% guaranteed to be feature, but that's the only thing you need. Go for it.

[Turtleinahafshel]

8 minutes ago, Okjoek said:

 

See anything wrong with this?:

https://www.amazon.com/Brash-Networks-Desktop-Ethernet-BN105/dp/B01MU79NFU/ref=sr_1_12?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1499534664&sr=1-12&keywords=gigabit+switch

Cheap, looks decent, reviews are great although only 61 sample size.

It looks fine but I would personally take the hit and get something like this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000BVYT3/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_jFryzbNN33CAF

i have it and it’s all metal and amazing but your money is yours so if you go with that one you might see no difference but my peace of mine is worth a extra 17 bucks. 

Or maybe this tp link

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A128S24/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_uHryzb297K31S 

Or get a plastic one to match a asthetic

[Sir Asvald]

I'd recommend an 8 port  You might run out of ports if do get more devices. 

[Okjoek]

2 hours ago, Abdul201588 said:

I'd recommend an 8 port  You might run out of ports if do get more devices. 

With a computer room this small that fourth or fifth PC had better be laptops as it is. I already ordered the Netgear one recommended atleast twice above.

[Salacious B Crum]

31 minutes ago, Okjoek said:

With a computer room this small that fourth or fifth PC had better be laptops as it is. I already ordered the Netgear one recommended atleast twice above.

You'll have no problems and its built like a brick shit house! Not some cheap plastic junk being sold on some sites.

[Melano]

Thank you for asking, as I was planning on asking the same thing! However, I personally use this one at the moment!

 

NETGEAR - 5-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch - White
Model: GS605NA

SKU: 6840341

 

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/netgear-5-port-gigabit-ethernet-switch-white/6840341.p?skuId=6840341

[Gerr]

Ya, basically any unmanaged 5-port Gigabit switch will work.

[BFT]

I think the netgear is a solid choice.

 

Which is pretty fortunate considering how much shite advice poeple give about network on this forum.

Not one mentioned to check the backplane of the switch you're buying, sure it has 1gbit on all ports but can the switch actually switch the data around?

 

Most of these cheap 20$ gigabit switches has the ports that it promises but that backplane can probably only hold 400-600 mbit, and some in some cases which tp-link is known for even lower.

The netgear is alright, but next time you're choosing an new office switch make sure you check the specs with small font :-)

 

- Toby

[NZLaurence]

6 hours ago, BFT said:

Not one mentioned to check the backplane of the switch you're buying, sure it has 1gbit on all ports but can the switch actually switch the data around?

 

Most of these cheap 20$ gigabit switches has the ports that it promises but that backplane can probably only hold 400-600 mbit, and some in some cases which tp-link is known for even lower.

In my ~15years doing networking I have never see an unmanaged switch that is unable to get wire speed.

 

The only time this matters is if you are looking at routers or managed switches that do CPU processing of packets, chassis switches that have limited bandwidth between line cards, or cheap 10gb switches that don't have enough buffers for jumbo frames (think iSCSI traffic).

 

The only thing that you really need to care about on a small switch is how good the power supply is and how many ports it has. I used to use the cheap 1gbit tplink metal switches as they had a built in power supply and the metal case acted as a heatsink.

[CFstorm]

On 7/8/2017 at 11:01 AM, Okjoek said:

We've got a new computer room coming together, but the modem-router is on the other side of the apartment. rather than run all of our 50 foot cables across the apartment we want to run a single cable to the room. We can only fit 3 desktop PCs in the room so it only needs to be one of the 5 port ones. We just came from a place that used DSL to  here where we have Gigabit internet Verizon Fios.

 

Any suggestions for a specific model? 

Stick with Cisco. Super configurable. 

 

If you're going for cheapest possible try:

https://www.amazon.com/CISCO-SYSTEMS-Ethernet-Switch-SF110D08NA/dp/B00VNNAYHW/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1499899562&sr=8-7&keywords=cisco+switch

More advanced:

https://www.amazon.com/CISCO-SYSTEMS-SG100D-08-NA-Gigabit-Switch/dp/B007SU0LBS/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1499899562&sr=8-6&keywords=cisco+switch

Top of the line: 

https://www.amazon.com/Cisco-SF300-24-24-Port-Managed-SRW224G4-K9-NA/dp/B0041ORNFG/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1499899562&sr=8-9&keywords=cisco+switch