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janesylvia

request recommendation of a good ethernet switch.

janesylvia
11 years ago

I had 10 CAT6 ethernet drops installed in our 1800 sq ft house by a contractor yesterday. Really appreciate all the help I got from this forum. The contractor also put a patch panel free of charge, but he only had a 8-port patch panel. So this morning, I ordered a 12-port CAT6 patch panel and c2g patch cables. I need to order a network switch to extend my current Linksys wireless-G broadband router. The contractor will come back this week to finish the final connection of patch panel, cable modem, and network switch.

Would an 8-port network switch be enough in my case or would it be better to buy a 16-port switch?

I saw the following cisco model had good reviews, but it has 8 port. I don't know if it's still good enough for me.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004OA721C/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

The following is another cisco model with 10 ports, I don't know if it needs configuration. I'd like to buy one plug-and-play.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0041ORN6U/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&smid=AIQCJCU6OX783

The following netgear model has 16 ports. But it did not say if it supports gigabit. I don't know if it's good.

http://www.amazon.com/Netgear-ProSafe-16-Port-Ethernet-Desktop/dp/B000063UZW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1352744879&sr=8-1&keywords=netgear+16+port

Any recommendation of a good ethernet switch is greatly appreciated.

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