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Old June 6, 2011, 11:55 PM
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I don't know what type of switch I need/want yet so far I have all this in the living room to connect to it,

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Possible folding rigs x2-4 if I really get into it I'll probably go crazy on these


My other 3 ports on the router will be taken and used right at the source by my pc bed room xbox, If I can get a USB to Ethernet port addon thing? I got about 6 external hard drives that would be lovely if put on my network. Does anyone know of anything like that by any chance? Thanks for any help in advance, looking forward to making this a awesome little project.
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Old June 7, 2011, 12:05 AM
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get a 8 port trendnet / netgear
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Old June 7, 2011, 07:52 AM
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I have a Trendnet Green gigabit switch and am very very happy with it. The best you can say about this device is it's "Set & Forget" and the Trendnet Green gigabit switch is just that.
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I would go with a Netgear GS108TNA
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Old June 7, 2011, 08:01 AM
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Make sure to get a gigabit switch, I've been quite happy with my dlink one though i got that on discount years ago
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Old June 7, 2011, 09:58 AM
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Make sure to get a gigabit switch, I've been quite happy with my dlink one though i got that on discount years ago
DGS-1008D right? that's what I have too. However for the question being asked it looks like you might need more then 8 ports. I guess it depends where you're putting all this and how everything is wired.
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DGS-1008D right? that's what I have too. However for the question being asked it looks like you might need more then 8 ports. I guess it depends where you're putting all this and how everything is wired.
Yep that exact one, been using it for years now without ever having an issue with it.
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I have a Trendnet Green gigabit switch
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I just bought a 5-port Mikrotik Switch, gonna test that out and see how it goes. For the price, it is one of the most feature packed switch you can buy. Coming from a Dell 2724, I think its gonna be a little more practical for a small home network.
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I just bought a 5-port Mikrotik Switch, gonna test that out and see how it goes. For the price, it is one of the most feature packed switch you can buy. Coming from a Dell 2724, I think its gonna be a little more practical for a small home network.
I forgot about Mikrotik. They're supposed to be rather outstanding for the price you pay.
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