Ethernet switch failure - recommendations for a replacement?

Posted by: Yetizone on 18 February 2017

My system is temporarily down this weekend due to the failure of my eleven month old Netgear Prosafe FS105 ethernet switch. I went to access the UnitiQute this morning and the app could not find the room. Disappointing given the age of the switch, but these things happen. Are these units generally reliable? I thought they were, so I'm assuming I've been unlucky and just got a duff unit.

Happy to stick with Netgear, although, if the experienced think they can bettered (perhaps the Cisco in HH's thread?), then any alternative recommendations welcome. I only really need the four ports as only the Qute and my work Mac are connected. Yes, I have used the search facility, but just wanted to confirm the best option as i'm not aware of the latests and greatest in computer networking kit!

Later on when I have little more time, I’m going to see how the ‘Qute reacts to Wi-Fi streaming. Should be an interesting experiment given there is something like a fifteen to twenty meter distance between Uniti and router - with a BT Wi-Fi range extender between them!

 

Posted on: 02 April 2017 by rohan

hi just posted on another forum and sorry to divert the subject a bit but does is  poe switch likely to introduce noise , i am trying to go hardwired after running off dlan homeplu solution for a couple of years ( 272/250dr/xpsdr). 

Posted on: 02 April 2017 by Simon-in-Suffolk

PoE is just another way of powering network equipment, specifically by the Ethernet leads. No added noise, the equipment is powered by DC.