D-Link DGS-1024D 10/100/1000Mbps 24-Port Green Technology Rackmountable Switch 24 x RJ45 8K MAC Address Table On ship: 500KB Buffer Memory per Device Buffer Memory

 

$159.99 + free shipping after promo code EMCYWPZ52 (expires 09/06/2010)

 

For those ridiculous home networks...

I have the 16-port version of this product and so far I am very happy with it.  It's a lot faster than my old 10/100 MB switch.

This switch is over-kill for me. I am just waiting for a good  5 port switch to be on sale.

Wow if it was only 50bucks less I'd buy it.

 

Not that the price is bad, but I need something like that to push me off to say buy it. LOL

This switch is over-kill for me. I am just waiting for a good  5 port switch to be on sale.

 

I use the D-Link DGS-2205.

 

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=DGS-2205&cid=18251313591046805477&ei=OmV9TMXiCZX23QSaqaT5Dw&sa=title&ved=0CAcQ8wIwADgA#p

 

 

Hi mbryanr -

 

Thanks for the link! Is this switch good? How often do you have to cycle the power, or don't you have to power cycling at all?

 

One thing I noticed after reading review on switches, is that the end users have to do a lot of power cycling, and I don't want to do that.

 

Thanks,

Sagun

No issues with power cycling.  Plug it in and forget about it.  

 

Edit:  Noticed the 8-port version is $5 more than the 2205.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127082

I have two D-Link DGS-2208's - and they have been great.  As far as power cycling - I've never had to cycle either.  I haven't tested with unRaid (yet), but with a Dell Latitude laptop (Windows XP) connected to a Dell SC440 (Running Ubuntu Server) I was getting anywhere from 55-62MB/s transfer speeds (faster to save over Ethernet than to my external USB hard drive).

 

Another one to look out for is the TRENDnet TEG-S50G http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833156250.  These go on sale periodically at NewEgg - about two weeks ago a friend picked one up for around $18.00 shipped.  While we haven't tested this yet (just built an unRaid server for him and are upgrading his workstation to Gigabit networking) - I can say that the build quality is excellent.  Very solid metal case, nice Link/ACT lights/indicators.  It may be worth it to read the reviews.

Hi mbryanr -

 

Thanks for the link! Is this switch good? How often do you have to cycle the power, or don't you have to power cycling at all?

 

One thing I noticed after reading review on switches, is that the end users have to do a lot of power cycling, and I don't want to do that.

 

Thanks,

Sagun

 

Nowadays this kind of switch is very sophisticated, i hardly heard there is a need for periodical power cycle.

i have two DGS-2206 and one DGS-2205, as far as i can recall, after i plug the power in, i never touch those switches

and they are working fine day and night without any issues.

 

Thanks for the information guys! Yes, I am waiting for the TRENDnet TEG-S50G to go on sale, so that I can buy it 

 

Hope it will be soon...

I use the Trendnet TEG-S5g (the plastic version of the one linked above).  I've never had to power cycle it.  I grabbed it for $10 on sale at Newegg.