Need help choosing between these two switches!

bennyc

+1 for the SG300. Have it at home, serving me already a couple of years without any issue. Can be a set and forget if you like it to be…

I have had that netgear 16-port, and you should be aware that it has no real gui. You need to install a soft that uses bonjour to configure it, and if that wasn't bad enough I wasn't able to choose on which vlan I could access the switch for management. Perhaps in meantime they improved their soft, but at that time it was so and unfortunately I couldn't live with it, so I counted my losses and cashed for a Cisco. (should have done that in the first place, lessons learned)

You have been warned ;)

If you are on a budget, I have set up TP-Links for others, and they feel pretty solid and are loaded with the right set of features. Hard to beat for the money, though they may not have the same MTBF figures as Cisco.

my 2cents...

coxhaus

I have been running a Cisco SG300 switches for a couple years and several months with pfsense. No issues. I run in layer 3 mode with the switch being my DHCP server and VLAN router. Pfsense handles all the firewall and internet traffic.

Guest

Five out of the 6 Netgears I've ever had my hands on don't live anymore. No wonder I run when I hear their name.

Here in that case I would consider to go with the Cisco SG300 switch and for the same price there should be not
talked about. But in many other cases I personally and inside of my company where I work we are using Netgear Switches without any problems at all! So some switches from Netgear I would in other case surely suggesting.
GS105Ev2
GS108Ev2
GS105PE
GS108PE
GS108Tv2
GS110T
GS110TP
M5300 series
M6100 series
M7100 series
M7300 series

Running without any problems and the upcoming M4200 and M4300 series will be also be in use later this
year so I can´t tell anything about them. There should be no problem to use them straight down the road.

damir

Is the the model you guys are recommending?

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833150087&cm_re=SG300--33-150-087--Product

Guest

@NEK4TE:

Is the the model you guys are recommending?

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833150087&cm_re=SG300--33-150-087--Product

The Cisco SG300-10 is one of the best switches in the field and you can´t make something wrong with it.

jahonix

@NEK4TE:

Is the the model you guys are recommending?

Yes if you don't need PoE.

dmurphynj

@mattlach:

I've had great experiences with HP Procurve switches. My current 1810G-24 has been a real trooper. I have a lifetime overnight replacement warranty on it, but I don't need it because it's never come even close to having a problem.

If you don't need a 24 port switch, they come in 8 port varieties as well (I have one of these too) and they are great.

I will completely echo this. My entire home LAN has HP switches throughout. I have an 1810g-8, an 1810-24g, and the core switch is an HP 1920-24g-poe+.

Fantastic gear, all works tremendously well for my purposes.

damir

Friend of mine is recommending me to get: DGS-1100-16 (D-Link) (he has been using it now with his pfSense setup / similar to what i will be doing, without any issue, he says)

Any thoughts on this? Its cheaper then most of the recommended models.

However, i will not be doing anything crazy, few VLAN, Probably Link Aggregation (2Ports) with QNAP and maybe few ports Jumbo Frames.

Please advise

Derelict

The SG300-28 is a Layer 3 switch for $250.

I have used those DGS-1100 units for some small jobs. They seem to do as they're told.

damir

Big thanks for responding sir.

My concern about this switch is: 802.3ad Link Aggregation

I am still deciding between 16 and 24 port.

I just found a review @ newegg:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127356CVF&cm_re=DGS-1100-24--33-127-356CVF--Product

" Cons: No IEEE 802.3ad Dynamic link aggregation support. Hardware version A1. The switch is small, it could be mounted in the rack but will be site in the middle, I was expecting a full size Cisco switch. The switch looks more like desktop switch than a rack mountable switch. "

After checking @ : http://ca.dlink.com/products/business-solutions/easysmart-16-port-gigabit-switch/
It shows:
• 802.3ad Link Aggregation
• 1 group, 2-4 ports per group (DGS-1100-05)
• 2 groups, 2-4 ports per group (DGS-1100-08/-08P)
• 5 groups, 8 ports per group (DGS-1100-10MP)
• 8 groups, 8 ports per group (DGS-1100-16)
• 12 groups, 8 ports per group (DGS-1100-24/-24P)
• 13 groups, 8 ports per group (DGS-1100-26MP)

The reason i am making sure this switch covers it, is:
https://www.qnap.com/i/en/tutorial/con_show.php?op=showone&cid=216

If any1 could advise about this as well, i would really appreciate it.

Thanks

Derelict

I didn't use .ad in my implementation. I can say it works fine on the SG300. The docs say its supported, so be sure to get the version that it's supported on.

damir

Thank you again for fast response.

I will do some more re-search, as well contact D-Link in the morning.

Guest

The Cisco SG300 series will be really a nice one and if your QNAP supports an 10 GbE card upgrade
the D-Link DGS1510 series will be nice too.

damir

Thanks for responding.

Is there any similar mode to this: Cisco SRW2008-K9-NA SG300-10 , which comes with few ports more? covering all features?

All 10 ports on this switch can be used regularly for VLAN's etc?

even these 2?:

Guest

Is there any similar mode to this:

Is this a typo and you mean perhaps model?

Cisco SRW2008-K9-NA SG300-10 , which comes with few ports more? covering all features?

D-Link DGS1510-20 its a 20 port switch and also a layer3 one, but with 2 SFP and 2 SFP+ ports.

All 10 ports on this switch can be used regularly for VLAN's etc?

Yes, but eight ports are regular ports, and the other 4 are so called combo ports you can only
use the two RJ45 ones or the SFP ports!!!

damir

Thanks for responding.

yes, i meant "model" (sorry about that) - 16 - 20 ports, for example, i do not care about POE ports at this time.

so, i can use regular ports (8 ports) + 2 (combo ports) in total of 10 ports for my home network needs?

Meaning, when i use RJ45 ports, SFP ports can't be used (and other way around, if SFP ports are used RJ45 can't be used?)

Would i be able for Link Aggregation to use, lets say, port 6 (from regular ports) and one RJ45 from Combo Ports?

(I apologize for bothering so much, just, making sure this switch does what i am planing to do - and it is actually more money then what i was going to spend :) )

Once again, thanks for all inputs/responses/help/recommendations.

Derelict

Yes but it is one port at a time. I think it generally works that if there is an SFP module inserted the corresponding copper port is disabled.

If you are willing to accept a 20-port you should probably just look at the SG300-28.

I don't know why you don't just look here:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/small-business-300-series-managed-switches/tsd-products-support-series-home.html

(Look at that, there is a 16+4-port version)

damir

Thanks for responding.

SG300-28/SG300-20, would work, definitely, but, way, way over the budget.

Does this make sense / can work like this?

Also, as i am just about to order this switch, are there any different hardware revisions, or anything i should be careful of when purchasing?
(For example some D-Link / Netgear, etc routers, they have Hardware Rev.A , Rev.B, etc.) - so, not sure if this Cisco SG300-10 switch has something like that too.

Thank you all for your time.

Derelict

Yes.

damir

Thanks!!

Ordered :)