Been missing out on many cheap network switch deal recently. Found this just now, pretty good price for a metal case gigabit switch.
In b4: no, not poe.
Edit: As suggested, eBay still in stock
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I will never buy netgear again
I will pretty much always prefer netgear.
Netgear is dead to me.
Netgear hurt you
They took away his innocence.
It was a nasty accident…
He misunderstood what a 'router' was for
@jv: He thought a router was something used in warfare to make enemy troops run away. Could also be a victim of netgear faulty design xr500.
@jv: You remind me of Netgear products. Start of working well, but then fail soon after.
I've got a pair of these. Pretty damn good at RRP, even better at $20. I get full 1000Mbps speeds, even across my mesh network that they're connected to. Some nice features that you'd expect from any managed switch, and nothing that's going to trip up a noob like default-enabled auto-port locking and the like (the network storm control settings are all disabled by default).
Please excuse my ignorance, but does this work like a powerboard to multiply the ports on the back of a router? We need to add some more lines to our. Thanks in advance!
Yes it does.
If your router has all it's ports used, you will need to unplug one device from it, then connect a regular network cable from the empty port on your router to this switch. Then whatever you unplugged, plug it in to the new switch. You now have 3 empty ports ready to go. (If that's not enough, buy the 8 way version, or 16, etc.)
yes… just plug it in… and connect the ethernet cables. nothing more to do.
For $20, you can't go wrong….
For $20, you can't go wrong….
It could be DOA. That would be wrong.
This is why they call you pain toad
yep, can also be used if you run cables across the house at either end. think of it like an extension cord.
think of it like an extension cord.
Wouldn't you just get a longer ethernet cable?
I added one to my TV room as the cable length from there to my NBN modem was pretty long and plugging the devices in directly was sometimes causing buffering. As this is a bit of a smart switch it seems to manage that connection much better, I think as it can adjust power according to cable length. Problem gone and very happy!
extension cord.
Plus splitter
You want to connect one LAN port from your router to the Link/Act port on this switch. I reckon you just want more ports so you don't need to worry about backplane bandwidth on the router and this switch.
Every time you do this, you lose one port on each side. So with this 5-port switch, using 1 port from the router + 1 port on this switch, your net gain of additional ports is actually 3.
And you need an additional power outlet to power the device.
If you need larger numbers a 16, 32, and replace original router (assuming router only) can give a neater and more manageable solution.
Country of Origin: Viet Nam
Alright, here is your favourite:
NETGEAR SOHO 5-Port Gigabit Unmanaged Switch GS305-300AUS
Country of origin: USA
That's around what I paid for it a few years back.
Netgear make their stuff in the US?! Why do I find that hard to believe. I'll be buying more netgear if that is the case!
What's the difference between this model and the enhanced model? Thanks
I think the enhanced model have web interface
TL-SG105E offers network monitoring for users to observe traffic behavior. Through its web-based user interface and management utility, the TL-SG105E offers a variety of useful features, including network monitoring, traffic prioritization, and enhanced QoS.
https://www.tp-link.com/au/business-networking/easy-smart-sw…
Enhanced model is basically a low end managed switch (supports up to 32 VLANs). It also supports static link aggregation. However, if you are really in the market for a managed switch, I'm not sure you would go for a TP-Link.
If you have no need for link aggregation (because you have no device that supports that) or VLANs (if you don't know what a VLAN is, then you most likely don't need that), managed switch is probably a waste of money. The reason I mentioned it is a low end switch because the backplane is still 10Gbps (same as the one the non-E version) so honestly, you are not really going to do 32 VLANs on that.
i am new to VLAN, ideally would like to put my IoT devices on its own. what should be my set up to do it…can you explain, please
what should be my set up to do it…can you explain, please
I think you better youtube it, not that easy to explain.
I have the enhanced model. It has some very basic features like traffic QOS and network cable testing
eBay is only $10 if you checkout with Afterpay code AFTERPAY10
Got this about a year ago to run lounge tv/consoles. Set and forget, never been an issue.
I just purchased this router. I am a Prime member so I was expecting free delivery. However, at the checkout a $10.99 Mastercard promtion deduction was made so the total price, including next day delivery, was $9.01. I wasn't aware of the Mcard promo, but hey, I'm not complaining. 😁
Did you use a promo code to get the discount? When I select MC it still shows $19.50
Just remember that this only adds 3 ports to your network. You lose two ports when connecting this switch to the router.
Why would you be using two ports to connect it?
You might need to unplug one device from your router to plug the switch into the router. You would then need to plug that device you unplugged from the router, into the switch.
Then you might lose two ports, not a certainty.
@rad000: No, you do lose two ports.
If your home internet modem/router has 4 ports, and you connect it to this 5 port switch, you lose a port on each one.
So you lose one port on the modem/router for connectivity to the switch (from 4 to 3), and lose one port on the switch for connectivity to the router (from 5 to 4). So you get 7 usable ports in total, not 9.
@rad000: I would say adding a 5-port switch connecting to a 4-port modem to the network will give you 3 more ports - You don't lose anything before you first get it.
It takes two ports to connect the switch to your existing network. So adding a 5 port switch increases your total ports by 3.
The calculation is n-2 per switch.
It's a big amount as a percentage for small switches, not so much an issue when adding 48 port switches in an enterprise network.
What's the difference between this and the TP-Link Litewave 5-Port switch posted the other day?
Plastic vs. metal case.
This has Metal housing, more stable due to weight and dissipates heat/runs cooler compared to the previous one that uses a lighter plastic housing.
Description says
Product Type: Electronic Switch
Package Quantity: 1
Country of Origin: Viet Nam
Material Type: Plastic
But title says
Sturdy Metal
Seems common for Amazon to not get there product descriptions correct!
This one isn't as good for long distance hiking due to the additional weight of the metal chassis.
Better looking case (metal)
No functional difference
TP-Link lost me when a dumb 5 port switch I bought would randomly reboot itself dropping my connection for a few seconds. That was enough to kick me from an online game.
I use UniFi Flex minis now. More expensive but worth it.
This isn't a dumb switch it has some smarts
Generally speaking a dumb switch is classified as one that is "plug and play", as in, there is no web interface or ability to customise the behaviour of it or how it treats/tags traffic. Yes there may be smarts to prevent loopback and things like that but that doesn't really count. Even the uplink ports are auto-sensing these days.
If you look at the 5 port Easy Smart switch on the same Amazon page ($37) that gives you more features like
Effective network monitoring via Port Mirroring, Loop Prevention and Cable Diagnostics Abundant VLAN features improve network security via traffic segmentation
So that's more of a "smart" switch. But the one in OP is definitely considered "dumb".
Dumb forwards to all ports at once imo, this doesn't do that among other things
Doesn't appear to be in stock anymore for that price aye.
Had little units like this before, great little workhorses. I reckon I've bee using a similar one for like 15 years lol.
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B00A128S24#
If you missed out, Harris Technology Amazon store have it for $19.50.
Says 30.90 for me
Even better for $19 with code PLUSFEB5
I have Prime? I just clicked again and its still 19.50 for me.
You are reporting back several hours later, things have changed from out of stock to back in stock in that time.
its only a gigabit switch its worth like 10 bucks. talk to me when you have a 10gb switch or a poe switch.
Can you show me a 5 port 10GB switch with metal housing for $10?
did I say 10gb switch? if you had read my comment I said gigabit switch is worth 10 bucks. Never said anything about getting a 10gb switch for 10 bucks.
Would love to see a link to a 1Gb switch for $10…
@McFly: 10 bucks 1gb 5 port switch so suck it https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/burwood/computer-accessories…
Apologies, I meant 1Gb switch. Can you show me a 1Gb metal housing switch for $10 for a NEW one? And not second hand on Gumtree. Clearly as 112 people have upvoted this deal, I am sure it would be popular if you could share one.
got one tks op
Seems to be back in stock on amazon via HT
Thanks OP. Bought!
None in stock!
Thanks OP, picked one up. Like you, I had missed out on recent deals, so this was great. Cheers
I prefer the Netgear ones.