On 23/9/14 6:46 pm, RB wrote:
I'd suggest at least a managed switch that can do LACP.
This.
Given how small the price difference often is between unmanaged and
semi-managed (aka 'smart') switches these days, it just doesn't make
sense to buy unmanaged any more. You never know when things like VLANs,
LLDP and LACP might just come in handy, and even if you never use them,
a managed switch will also allow you to do other interesting things like
graph per-port (and sometimes per-port-VLAN) usage, which can be useful
for detecting misbehaving network hardware elsewhere.
I've
had decent results with the Linksys/Cisco SMB switches and the ZyXel
GS1900 range.
One of our clients uses the Zyxel switches to good effect. Their 24 port
PoE versions are certainly competitively priced.
I tend to use HP where possible. At the lower cost end of the market,
something like the 1810-24G (web managed) is a good bet, or move up to
the 2510/2520 if you need more management functionality and/or a CLI.
I've avoided the 1910 range; AIUI they're basically rebadged 3Com units
after the HP/3Com buyout.
Kind regards,
Chris
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