It sounds like you want to move away from consumer gear.
Hi All,
I'd be grateful for a recommendation for a switch that meets the following conditions.
* 8 Ports minimum (preferably 8 ports but, additional ports are OK)
* Unmanaged (if 8 ports) Managed (if more than 8 ports)
* No Fan
* Cannot be Netgear. (why not Netgear? b/c F-Netgear, that's why)
* 10/100/1000 Gigabit speed
* Preferably front loading ports (not a requirement just a preference)
* 100% Guaranteed that it works in mixed-mode. Meaning, two computers with gigabit nic cards can communicate with each other at gigabit speeds while a third computer with 100 mbps nic card is also connected and active on the switch.
What does it actually mean when a manufacturer advertises "works in mixed mode"? Does that simply mean the switch still "works"?... yet all connected devices are as slow as the slowest nic card (100 mbps)? OR does that mean two computers with gigabit nic cards can communicate with each other at gigabit speeds while a third computer with 100 mbps nic card is also connected to the switch?
The new Linksys switches I found have fans.
I was looking at the DGS-2208 however, I heard conflicting reports with regards to mixed mode.
Then I started looking at Asus's GigaX 1105.. but I'm not really sure about ASUS switches.
Thank you in advance for your help,
-J

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