[ale] Semi-OT, inexpensive(ish) gigabit switches

[Phil Turmel]

On 07/21/2016 02:23 PM, Solomon Peachy wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 12:08:27PM -0400, Jeremy T. Bouse wrote:
>> I'm actually going to be looking for a GigE managed switch at some point
>> myself. I've currently got a Cisco Catalyst 2950 series 10/100 24-port
>> switch but aside from my Cisco ASA ever device on my network has a GigE
>> NIC. My issue is being able to support 802.1q VLAN and 802.3ad Link
>> Aggregation. I have multiple ports configured in LACP channels for my 2
>> NAS devices as well as for my ESXi server.
> 
> The (now-discontinued) 8-port Netgear GS108T can be had for $80, and 
> does both 802.1q and 802.3ad.  There were 16/24-port versions too, but 
> that model line has been superceded by the GS1xxE series, though those 
> only support LACP on the 16+ port models.  The GS116E can be had for 
> $116, and the 24-port JGS524E for $160.

I've had decent results with the NetGear GS216T both at home and at
office.  Curious what the latest models are like, but these have VLAN
support and up to two 4-port LACP groups.  I use both VLANs and LACP in
the office.

Phil