Not the cheapest ever, but seems a pretty decent price for a 5 port Gig switch
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What purpose is it used for when already have LAN ports in the modem ?
Extra Lan ports?
He uses WiFi
when you have multiple rooms with multiple computers in them?
But how you extend from one room to another ? Roof space ?
Yeah, they go across the roof, so we have an outlet in one room where the modem is, which plugs into a switch, then into the modem. Beats wifi, mainly for gamers/work. Other than that, if you don't know you need it, you don't need it :-)
we have Ethernet over power and get a gig speed+ back to modem at the 4+1 ports, and didn't require any cabling. the bottleneck is the internet speed.
used dlink av2 2000,
@mkh1991: only on 2 dgpo points(out of about 35+) - we can't work out why, as one dgpo is jumped to back of another 2m away in another room. and the one for the spa - it's on some separate safety setup.
sometimes your main board setup can affect how well they work. try some chepo foxtel av500 from eBay, or free if you have foxtel.
base connection is at front of house where the modem is and furthest is about 25m away
very stable, very impressed, but the setup instructions are not correct and cause a lot of swearing.
@quog: I've heard people shun ethernet-over-power because 'the internet' says that using it will turn your house's electrical wiring into some sort of radio frequency emitter that will interfere with your wi-fi reception.
From your experience, is there any truth to that?
How's your wi-fi reception/packet loss?
@Noob Noob: With no EoP, power wiring still transmits interference. Adding EoP shouldn’t have much extra impact and very unlikely to be anywhere near 2.4/5ghz (wifi).
EOP is hit and miss. Depends on cabling, if things are in the same circuit, the EOP hardware you get etc. I used it for a while and went back to wifi (but I bought cheap EOP gear, entry level netgear I think)
@quog: Ethernet powerline adaptors have their place, but for those with 3-phase power, unless everything is somehow on the same phase it will not work.
One LAN port out of modem to lounge, to bedroom, to study etc. But then when it gets to the room, you've got multiple devices there. Lounge has TV, Xbox, WiFi repeater etc.
Very handy, self managed (there's no need to log into it and set it up), and cheap to run. It'll auto-negotiate network traffic so all the devices run efficiently on the network.
Less congestion on the WiFi network (and better speed and more security) giving as many devices as possible a hard wire connection.
self managed
Unmanaged.
Software/automanaged technically 😁
@[Deactivated]: That's what I meant.
And really, it's not unmanaged at all (poor descriptive term used to be honest)… the unit does in fact self manage itself without any configuration required by the end user.
But I guess the correct technical term IS unmanaged, so yay for technicalities.
@UFO: Kinda like saying "well an automatic car is manual because I have to steer it".
Managed has an explicit meaning in the context of switches. This is an unmanaged switch. It has settings and configuration that can be 'managed', but it lacks many of the finer grain features and options that a "smart" or "managed" switch would.
But I guess the correct technical term IS unmanaged
well, technicalities or not, its what this kind of switch is known as.
not sure why someone neg'd a comment over correcting the term for a piece of networking hardware though :)
I doubt there's much to manage at $15 …
I ran an ethernet cable underneath the floor in my house to my room and have multiple computers in my room that I would prefer wired connection on. Thus network switch and I don't need another 20m cable
I'm guessing not PoE?
nope… no way at this price.
I have the metal case version… also on sale at $27.
https://www.amazon.com.au/TP-Link-TL-SG105-5-Port-Gigabit-De…
Love this little beast especially for the price
The smart switch (TL-SG105E) is also on sale, though not as much discounted and not the lowest price, $39 is decent for a 5 port smart switch with metal case if you need one now.
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B00N0OHEMA
I paid $49 for the Netgear version a couple of years back. Now desktop, laptop, and printer are using ethernet connection instead of Wi-Fi, Noticeable improvement when printing/scanning. Not so much about raw data transfer speed, but the printer seems more ready on ethernet, as if it had to wake up from Wi-Fi.
Smart switch is useful if you want to do port mirroring, good for educational purposes.
Netgear GS305E is also on sale for $39, probably a better buy (in terms of smart switch).
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B08739GPPM
Netgear's product naming is quite confusing, took me a moment to figure it out. They have managed > smart pro > smart plus > unmanaged switches.
But they refer to "smart pro" as "smart", and "smart plus" as "plus". So prospective buyers looking for a smart switch in the $50 range may think that the "plus" series is more advanced.
What's the difference between this and a smart switch?
You can use VLANs to segment your network. Useful if you want to have a internet-exposed section for servers, but also a private network (for example).
It makes no difference in day to day use.
Smart switch is basically cut down version of managed switch. Most common switches are unmanaged, simply plug and play. If you want to control/enforce network policies, then you need a managed switch, usually in a business environment.
Smart switch only has a small subset of management functions, most common functions are VLAN and port mirroring. VLAN is used to setup logical grouping of devices for control and optimisation, probably not very useful on a 5-port switch by itself (you need more ports or more switches). Port mirroring can be very useful if you want to diagnose or understand what's going on with another connected device. You can ask the switch to send a copy of all raw data to your computer to analyse, using software such as Wireshark.
UK plug though.
No IEEE 802.1Q, no deal
You lost me at not the cheapest ever
Need more 2.5 gbit hardware for fair prices.
For future reference, can someone tell me how this is powered? Does it need an adapter? And, if so, where does it plug?
There are versions that have a plug at the front and Ethernet cables at the back. That'll be ugly to put on a desk lol. If all at the back, would look cleaner..
The Mercusys MS105G 5-Port Gigabit Switch for $16 @ MSY and CPL has all the connections on one side. Unfortunately this doesn't and has power connector sicking out on side. As some manufacturers put the ports and power connector on either side for smaller footprint size and agree can be annoying. Although more convenient for some.
how does Mercusys MS105G 5-Port Gigabit Switch compare to this?
I have had switches that drop out every few weeks without a power drain o get them back online and it's super annoying, would rather spend $10 more to avoid that headache.
Can you power this from USB at all? what power supply is used for it?
Got this. It’s such a beast.