Cisco Small Business Switches?

[VMAN244]

Hello,

I am working on upgrading my home network from fast ethernet to gigabit. I need a good unmanaged 8 port switch that is reliable and won't die on me in a few years. I have decided not to go with Netgear due to their power supply failures. I recently came across this switch. Can anyone give me any info on these? Are they any good? Or are there other brands that I should go with.

Thanks

 

[/usr/home]

Do you have a budget? I'm personally a big fan of HP Procurves for home use. A 1410 or 1400 series would work fine for you.

A used 1400-8G is 45 plus shipping on eBay: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/HP-J9077A-Pr...ches&hash=item2578076828&_uhb=1#ht_3372wt_952

 

[VMAN244]

Budget of about $70. I will look into those HP switches

 

[VMAN244]

Does anybody else have recommendations/any input they can provide?

 

[Wrench00]

I use the sg300p. They are pretty good switches although their vlan are ass backwards they do work well. Otherwise its procurves all the way.

 

[Autopia]

I picked up the 2950 switch from.buy.com great switch I setup DHCP on it and and got it going with no problems.
http://www.buy.com/prod/cisco-catal...h-24-x-10-100base-tx-lan-cisco/203288399.html

 

[/usr/home]

I picked up the 2950 switch from.buy.com great switch I setup DHCP on it and and got it going with no problems.
http://www.buy.com/prod/cisco-catal...h-24-x-10-100base-tx-lan-cisco/203288399.html

2950s aren't Gigabit.

 

[Autopia]

2950s aren't Gigabit.

100 bit more than enough for lan gaming, this switch out did the old dlink which was giga. if your download speed is 14 megs a sec please explain to me what you need giga in a house for? he does ask for a I need a good unmanaged 8 port switch giga switch I still don't understand why though, memory and processor in a switch will help also, hell my wife noticed the change in a good way.

 

[/usr/home]

100 bit more than enough for lan gaming, this switch out did the old dlink which was giga. if your download speed is 14 megs a sec please explain to me what you need giga in a house for? he does ask for a I need a good unmanaged 8 port switch giga switch I still don't understand why though, memory and processor in a switch will help also, hell my wife noticed the change in a good way.

He specifically stated in the OP that he is upgrading to gigabit. Yes 10/100 is fine for most stuff, but its nice for large file transfers.

 

[VMAN244]

I need gigabit for transferring large video files to and from my NAS.

 

[Grentz]

I picked up a dell 2724 on ebay for less than $100. The dell switcyes are good reliable switches for home use.

 

[Draugauth]

gigabit is also nice when there is lots of data being sent over the network on a consistent basis