[TriLUG] OT: 16 Port Managed/UnManaged Switch

[Aaron Joyner]

I picked up a Cisco SG200-50P 50 port Gigabit PoE switch for ~$400 a while
back.  There are also 18 and 26 port versions that are closer to your price
range.  My primary requirement was GigE, lots of ports, and PoE... but I
was excited to have another managed device with nice VLAN support and good
management capabilities (ssh IOS interface, snmp data per port, etc).
 Unfortunately, I didn't read the fine print carefully enough.  The SG200
series does *not* run IOS, does not provide counters for bytes per
port via SNMP,
or other sexy features one would expect from a Cisco switch.  There's no
command line interface at all, only the web-based management portal.

In retrospect, it's still working fine, and for a (relatively) cheap switch
it meets my needs just fine.  So, if you just want a nice POE switch and
don't care about the nicer management features, the SG200 series might be
worth considering.  If you do care about the nicer features, you might
consider the SG300 line, which in retrospect is more what I was expecting.
 They're still not proper IOS devices (eg. not as featureful as a 3xxx
series catalyst switch), but they're close enough at a reasonable price
point.

Happy hunting!
Aaron S. Joyner


On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Kevin Otte <nivex at nivex.net> wrote:

> TP-Link 16 port:
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704093
>
> I know someone who has the 24 port
> (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704094) and
> they have been very happy with it. Lots of features, and IPv6 management
> support promised RSN.
>
> -- Kevin
>
> On 09/18/2013 09:28 PM, Keith Woodie wrote:
> > Moving into a new construction house with more network drops than I had
> > before, so I need a bigger Gigabit enabled switch.  Before I make my
> > decision I thought I would get some opinions.
> >
> > I have been looking at some of these brands.
> >
> > * Cisco
> > * Trendnet
> > * Netgear
> >
> > Managed would be great, but I really want to keep the cost to around 200
> or
> > less.
> >
> > Thanks.
> > Keith Woodie
> >
>
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