Reddit Reddit reviews NETGEAR GS108T-200NAS 8-Port Gigabit Smart Managed Pro Switch, L2, ProSAFE Lifetime Protection (GS108Tv2),Black,Version 2

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NETGEAR GS108T-200NAS 8-Port Gigabit Smart Managed Pro Switch, L2, ProSAFE Lifetime Protection (GS108Tv2),Black,Version 2
GIGABIT ETHERNET - 8-port Gigabit switch in a small and sturdy desktop form factorPOWERED BY POE - 1 PD Port provides the option to be solely powered by a PoE switch or injectorCOMPREHENSIVE LAYER2 NETWORKING – VLAN, QoS, IGMP Snooping, rate limiting, Link aggregation, STP, SNMP and ACLEASY MANAGEMENT - Setup, configure and monitor with easy-to-use web-browser based interface and IPv6 management supportedPROSAFE LIFETIME PROTECTION - Lifetime Limited Hardware warranty, Next Business Day Replacement and 24/7 chat with a NETGEAR expert
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25 Reddit comments about NETGEAR GS108T-200NAS 8-Port Gigabit Smart Managed Pro Switch, L2, ProSAFE Lifetime Protection (GS108Tv2),Black,Version 2:

u/omgmrj · 14 pointsr/battlestations

Desk handmade by local cabinetmaker. Monitor section can be flipped and dropped 3"

13" Macbook Pro with Retina

32" 1080p LG LCD (Haven't decided what to replace with yet)

Mackie 402-VLZ3 mixer (being replaced by Denon Pro receiver)

Yamaha MSP5 powered monitors (yeah, yeah, I need to get stands. These are getting replaced by Genelec 8030s)

Wacom Intuos 3 graphics tablet

Late 2009 Mac Mini

FiiO DAC

First gen Xbox 360 to not have RROD

Logitech Bluetooth receiver

Cable raceway

TrendNet broadband router

Managed Switch

Short computer power cable

Short "Mickey Mouse" power cable

Short micro USB cable (for Chromecast)

Buy some of these, you slobs

20W amp

Qi wireless charger, didn't work well with my Nexus 4.

UniFi WAP

Flat-head power strip, behind my bed

Ikea MALM bed and nightstands.

u/NauticalBustard · 8 pointsr/HomeNetworking

Unmanaged switches just connect devices.

Managed switches can do more; like monitor performance (via SNMP), create VLANs, aggregate multiple ports into a bonded interface, provide electricity to run other devices (power over Ethernet, or PoE) prioritise traffic via QoS, etc.

The managed version of your switch would be something like the GS108E, GS108T [can trunk/aggregate ports] or GS108PE [can provide PoE].

If you don't need any of the managed functions, an unmanaged switch is fine.

u/Cheech47 · 5 pointsr/qnap

First off, you linked to a switch and not a hub. There is a difference. Second, the only way you will see increased bandwidth due to connection aggregation is if you use LACP (802.3ad, or Dynamic Link Aggregation), which requires a managed switch to set up the port bundle on the other side so both sides can negotiate a LACP bond. The Netgear switch ain't it, you're after something like this. All other modes of port-trunking on the QNAP are meant for fault tolerance or load balancing, they will not aggregate bandwidth.

Understand, however, that port-trunking (QNAP's description for network aggregation) tends to break some other things like Linux Station. Plus, if all you're concerned about is increased throughput to your laptop, unless you're doing the same thing on your laptop all that extra bandwidth is going to be wasted anyway. There's something to be said if multiple devices are hitting it at once, but your description didn't specify that.

u/dcoulson · 3 pointsr/HomeNetworking
u/redbaron78 · 3 pointsr/networking

I've had one of these in my home lab for quite a while and it gets the job done. It supports LACP.

u/ZCPM3 · 3 pointsr/synology

I like the Netgear GS-108Tv2 for this. $77, 8 ports, lifetime warranty and even capable of being powered by PoE. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003KP8VSK

What's on the other end of your Syno that you're testing throughput to? Unless both sides can do LACP there won't be an appreciable difference.

u/needanacc0unt · 3 pointsr/HomeNetworking

Most likely just the blue/white blue pair will be connected if you only have one phone line(it could be anything, but I think the blue pair is most common). You can replace the wall plates with a keystone plate and punch a cat 5 block onto the existing cable.

On the other end you will need to have something connected to it, but you could get creative if you don't want to have the router/modem in the closet near the existing box.

What I mean is you can plug the router into any of those ports in any room, and then terminate all of those lines in the box with an RJ45 plug and add a switch in the box.

But wait? There's no power in there! Precisely! You can get a TP link PoE injector (router side) and a Netgear switch with a "PD" port which will be powered by the 12v PoE voltage.

u/ImASpaceEngineer · 3 pointsr/HomeNetworking

I know you're probably looking for an unmanaged switch, but... just in case... I love my GS108T https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Gigabit-Lifetime-Protection-GS108Tv2/dp/B003KP8VSK

(The "Managed Pro" version has a web-interface and CLI, which I prefer. As opposed to the "Managed Plus" which can only be configured via GUI client running on your PC)

It comes in a steel enclosure, fanless, I have 5 and have not had any die over several years of operation.

u/asarap · 2 pointsr/homelab

ah thanks for the info. I will probably return the one I have and probably pick this one up. GS108Tv2 What do you think about this one?

u/spychipper · 2 pointsr/HomeNetworking

As stated elsewhere you will need a managed switch.

If you are on a budget my go-to for over a decade has been various revisions of the Netgear GS-108t

If you want ease of use these days I would go with Ubiquiti. for home use. The linked switch is 2x the cost of the Netgear, but provides Power Over Ethernet (PoE) which allows you to use Ubiquiti's matching Access Points at some point in the future, both of which can be managed from the same interface. Note that the AP linked to is an example, they make different models for different use cases. The management interface shines if you are not a networking pro.

u/CBRjack · 2 pointsr/HomeNetworking

The Edgerouter can't be powered by regular PoE, it has to be the "ubiquiti" 24V passive PoE. If you use a Unifi switch, you're okay, if not you'll need an injector. However, since the ER-X is tiny, it's easy to put somewhere, and it costs about $50. Even if you have to buy a 24V injector, it's going to be cheaper than the HP one. It has 5 ports, so plenty enough for you. I'll look up the HP model.

Edit : Here's the HP switch : 1820-8G - $100 on Amazon, might be worth it.

2nd Edit : Here's a $60 Netgear one : link

u/leonmich · 2 pointsr/synology

I use an Asus RT-AC66U for router. If you want a managed switch for LAG use a NetGear GS108T; that's what I'm using and it works great.

u/BJWTech · 2 pointsr/HomeNetworking

1 - Yes

2 - I would use two lite's.

3 - Yes, but like a smart switch supporting vlans and multiple SSIDS

4 - This.

5 - Yes. They are documented well.

u/IamNotWrong- · 1 pointr/HomeNetworking

Don't get TP-Link. I have 3 of them and had to replace it with a netgear because I was having issues. Even Amazon reviews state that after they replaced it with something else, many issues went away.

This is the one I have: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003KP8VSK?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage

u/marklyon · 1 pointr/CommercialAV

It doesn't do passthrough, but http://amzn.to/1pp6A3N has a few more ports if you need it. Some clown decided my conference room tables only needed one drop, so I've used some of these to add ports so that people can connect.

u/Inhumanskills · 1 pointr/HomeNetworking

Sorry one last dumb question. I know you said any unmanaged switch should be fine. Do you know if the Netgear 108tv2 (Managed Switch) will be any good for this? Thanks!

u/6roybatty6 · 1 pointr/eero

I have a couple of these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003KP8VSK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

An eero uses about 15 watts flat out and screaming; average power consumption is closer to 5 watts. The power adapter is a switchmode PSU so any UPS will work fine with it.

u/303onrepeat · 1 pointr/homelab
u/Tomfoolery23 · 1 pointr/Ubiquiti

I guess. For cheap I bought a Netgear switch (GS108T, like this one https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Gigabit-Lifetime-Protection-GS108Tv2/dp/B003KP8VSK) and placed it between the ONT and a ERL3.

No configuration to do apart of setting up DiffServ and VLANS.

u/eldorel · 1 pointr/Artemis

To setup vlans, you would need a managed or at least a "smart" switch that supports port based vlan. (otherwise your AP needs to support the VLAN, or you need to configure the clients with vlan settings, which you do NOT want to deal with...)

That GS105 5pt is OK, but the 8pt version (GS108) is more reliable and has less issues with heat. (and will last longer).

We use GS108T smart switches for a few small areas at work.
They're pretty reliable and they also support LAG/LACP port bonding. (so multiple gigabit ports going to the server or between switches, that act as a single cable with more available bandwidth. )

That's getting to be overkill for what you're doing, but they're only $50. The extra $20 might be worth the flexibility.



u/SirEDCaLot · 1 pointr/PFSENSE

Hmmm. I just discovered one bigger problem with the NUC. While the board may have a mPCIe slot and StarTech may make a mPCIe Ethernet card to fit in it, the NUC casing doesn't have an external expansion bracket. That means there's no way to get the StarTech's Ethernet port exposed to the outside of the case without drilling a hole yourself or building your own case. Since you don't want to order two things, I assume you also don't want to take a power drill to the things you do order :) You could run the NUC as a one-port router (using a smart switch and VLANs to break out the WAN port) but that cuts your througput in half anyway and complicates things, so I don't recommend that either.

Assuming the above hacks have no appeal, you are left with the following options.

  1. You could buy the Netgate APU and be done with it. The ports ARE gigabit, and even if they only give you 500mbit worth of throughput that will still last for quite a while. Presumably it will be at least a couple years before your ISP offers anything like 500mbit service, so you'll still get good service out of the APU. I think this is your best bet- you'll be up and running fast with no hacking or cutting.
    If you want more performance, you could go with the Netgate FW-7551 which has Marvell chips that should deliver a full gigabit. That's more expensive (and it has a fan) but is a good option.

  2. You could buy some other small embedded platform on which pfSense can be run. Searching Amazon for "pfsense" shows a couple such systems (a few even come preloaded with pfSense). Lots of people have had good success running pfSense on other embedded hardware like Firebox routers and fanless thin clients. If you don't mind a bit of work to get it going, there's lots of good low power hardware available in the $300ish price range, much of it you won't find by searching stores for 'pfSense'. This can be a good option if you're willing to work at the setup a bit.

  3. You could wait a few months. It's been publicly stated that after 2.2 ships (which it has) there will be work done to adapt pfSense to other embedded platforms, such as Ubiquiti's EdgeRouter Lite ($100ish). In the mean time you could run pfSense on a spare PC or suffer through the Linksys 1900.

    Personally- I think you should get the Netgate APU. It'll get you going with minimum headache and unless your ISP has plans for a big speed upgrade soon you should get at least a few years of use out of it.

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    As for switches- try a Netgear GS108T Smart Switch for about $80.
    Here's the deal with Netgear switches-- Never get the "Unmanaged Plus" series (they have no web interface you need a bunch of weirdo software to configure them). Always update the firmware first thing when you buy them. Do that and they will work reliably for years and save you a ton. The ProSafe series has lifetime warranty too :)
    I use two GS108T's at home. Only complaint is after 3-4 years the power bricks on them died but that was an easy trip to Radio Shack. I'm told the newer ones use better power bricks. Other than that though I can't recommend them enough.

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    For your WRT1900AC device- yes it should work as an access point. First get new firmware for it- looks like there might be OpenWRT, but the latest Linksys firmware should work. Flash that. Then see if it has an access point mode- if so enable that and set the LAN IP to be outside pfSense's DHCP range. If not, just reset the LAN IP to be outside pfSense's DHCP range and disable DHCP on the Linksys. Then when you plug the Linksys LAN into the switch it should work.
u/LivingBillNye · 1 pointr/cybersecurity

What do you think of this. https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-GS108T-200NAS-GS108Tv2-Lifetime-Protection/dp/B003KP8VSK?th=1&psc=1

It seems to have all the functions i would need, although in the diagram they mention it should be connected to a vpn firewall, so im guessing it doesnt have a configurable firewall?
Thats something I was hoping would be included in the switch.

u/Warm_Soup · 1 pointr/HomeNetworking

I have and use a NetGear ProSafe GS108T

https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-GS108T-200NAS-GS108Tv2-Lifetime-Protection/dp/B003KP8VSK/

Power it from my Cisco 3750X, works great!

u/PM_ME_DARK_MATTER · 1 pointr/homelab

To piggyback on to this comment, you could also use something like DD-WRT on your Wifi router to create different virtual subnets/VLANS for you wireless clients as well.

Your next project should be disabling all routing functions in your Wifi router, turning it into a simple AP, and getting a proper firewall/router at your edge. OP, I highly recommend a pfSense firewall. To get you started, you c just simply take and old computer, slide a dual NIC card and get going with that. If you decided you like it, you can then invest in proper firewall hardware.

As for a managed switch, this is a good cheap starting point. I have several more proper HP/Cisco managed switches now, but I still use my lil Netgear, cuz its so simple to use.