D-Link switch failed on me, need suggestions for a new one
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My DGS-1008D just started failing on me. It cut out several times in the space of just a couple of hours, and only rebooting it (unplugging the power, and plugging it back in again) seemed to fix it. I've heard about people having these fail, so I'm not really surprised.
I need a new switch to replace it though, and I want to get something that's more robust this time. Preferably no eco BS, I just want it to work and be solid. It must support both 1000Mbps and 100Mbps speeds, and it needs to have at least 8 ports. I'm currently using my wireless access point as a switch, and while it works, it only has 4 ports of up to 100Mbit.
Any suggestions are welcome!
Well, I'm not really sure what to think now. I've hooked up the switch again, and it's holding up just fine. I had 6-7 other guys here just a minute ago for a casual Friday afternoon laptop LAN, and we didn't experience any issues. I don't think it's going to hold up, but I'm going to wait and see before I go out and buy something new. Suggestions are still welcome though, just in case it fails.
What's your budget?
[QUOTE=pure.Joseph;35391825]What's your budget?[/QUOTE]
Well, I'm looking for something mid-range ish. I'd like to pay at most 1000 NOK, which is about 200 USD. Currency doesn't really translate though. Everything is fucking expensive here in Norway, because we are all rich.
I just got my 8 port gigabit for free, Go on ebay. They are half the price there, and there brand new.
[editline]2nd April 2012[/editline]
200 USD? You could buy 5 for that
[editline]2nd April 2012[/editline]
[url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Netgear-ProSafe-16-Port-Gigabit-Ethernet-Switch-JGS516-/190543249990?pt=UK_Computing_NetworkSwitches_RL&hash=item2c5d434246[/url]
With shipping and customs that thing is probably going to cost me well over 1000 NOK sadly. The price by itself is really good though. For the same price in Norway you can only get low end unmanaged 8P gigabit switch.
Thanks for the suggestion though. Maybe I'll end up going for that if I can't find any slightly cheaper options. I should probably have mentioned that I want to keep it around 1000 NOK tops with shipping and customs included.
Trust me man, That thing is dear. You might want to search around a bit more on ebay.
[url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TP-Link-8-Port-Unmanaged-Gigabit-Desktop-Switch-/280854214476?pt=UK_Computing_NetworkSwitches_RL&hash=item416437374c[/url]
Perhaps it is overheating. Things aren't designed for proper cooling nowadays.
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