Rajahal Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 TRENDnet TEG-S5g (v1.0R) 10/100/1000Mbps Switch 5 x RJ45 1K MAC Address Table 104Kbytes Buffer Memory I've been using one of these for months now, and it works great. Gets a bit warm to the touch, but nothing that I would worry about. Link to comment
storagehound Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 TRENDnet TEG-S5g (v1.0R) 10/100/1000Mbps Switch 5 x RJ45 1K MAC Address Table 104Kbytes Buffer Memory I've been using one of these for months now, and it works great. Gets a bit warm to the touch, but nothing that I would worry about. It is up to 34.99. Must have been one of their rapid one day deals. I'll look for it next time. Link to comment
Rajahal Posted August 25, 2010 Author Share Posted August 25, 2010 You are right, I think it was part of the 24 hour sale. Sorry, I forgot to post the expiration date. Link to comment
sakh1979 Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Hi - I have a question regarding placing this switch in a network. If this is a wrong thread/section to ask this question please forgive me. But here it goes, I already have a 1/100 wireless router in place. Currently my Mac Mini and unRAID server is connected to it to access the internet. I know, from reading the forum, that the Mac Mini's read and write to unRAID will be much faster if I have a gigabit network in place. So, my question is if I buy this switch and connect my Mac Mini and unRAID to it will it make my connection from Mac Mini to the unRAID server a gigabit speed? Thanks, Sagun Link to comment
Rajahal Posted August 25, 2010 Author Share Posted August 25, 2010 Yes, if and only if you also use Cat5e or better network cables (Cat5 are not fast enough), AND if both your unRAID server and Mac Mini have Gigabit LAN ports. You can still use your router for wifi and internet if you wish. So your network would look something like this: Switch------router (for wifi and internet only) | ----------unRAID | ----------Mac Mini With this configuration both your Mac Mini and your unRAID server would still have internet access. Any transfers/streaming between the Mac Mini and unRAID would be much faster as it wouldn't need to use the router at all (again, assuming that you have all the other appropriate hardware). Link to comment
sakh1979 Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Rajahal - Thank you for the detailed response. I just check, both my Mac Mini (early 2009 model) and the unRAID server have the Gigabit LAN ports. Thanks, Sagun Link to comment
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