What is Reddit's opinion of D-Link Ethernet Switch, 8 Port Gigabit Unmanaged Metal Fanless Desktop or Wall Mount Design (DGS-108)?

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If you have the router, it has 8 port switch in it. So all you need is another switch on the other end of the house.

https://www.amazon.com/D-Link-Gigabit-Unmanaged-Desktop-DGS-108/dp/B000BCC0LO

If you want to remove the traffic from the router, then yes, get two.

It was just a D link 8 port gigabyte box. I’m pretty sure this is the one I am using. https://www.amazon.ca/D-Link-5-Port-Gigabit-Switch-DGS-105/dp/B000BCC0LO/ref=asc_df_B000BC7QMM/?tag=googlemobshop-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=293040453802&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10227439915412364733&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt...

Also does it matter how many ports it has i can pick between 8ports and 5ports

D-Link DGS-108 Switch 8 Ports Gigabit Metallique 10/100/1000mbps - Idéal Partage de Connexion et Mise en Réseau Small/Home Office https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B000BCC0LO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fab_a5DGFb4T3HT1X

The ER-4 is roughly 9" x 6.5".

This switch is 6.5" x 4", so could sit on top of the ER-4, with no problems. Just look for a switch that has the right number of ports and see how big the options are.

Buy a network switch

>I was thinking about connecting either a switch (like this one) so that I have access to LAN or a cheap router (like this one) so that I additionally have WLAN directly to the DSL cable (no Telekom router in between), but I am not certain if this is possible.

It's not ... you need a modem to establish the connection.

If you are on a budget buy a cheap router with modem and request the login details from your provider. You should get them without needing to ask in textform with your contract and are free to establish the connection with any device you chose. This is a new law from 2016 so if you dont get your login feel free to file a complaint with the Bundesnetzagentur.

A D'Link network switch with a different brand sticker over it 🤦🏻‍♂️ You'd think they would find a Switch that doesn't have the original manufacturer brand logo <strong>D-Link</strong> stamped into the metal 😂

Deal link: Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BCC0LO/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_rcWbDbYYPQ0H7

ethernet doesn't have splitters. you use a cheapo unmanaged switch. if you already have an ethernet cable fed into that room, put in a switch and connect everything to that. I bought this cuz it was cheap:

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a 5 port might be slightly cheaper.

good investigating. looks like there's a damaged pair in that run, causing the link to negotiate to 10/100 rather than gigabit.

I'd be careful with that switch though... there are plenty of good cheap switches, I've never heard anything, neither good nor bad about the Netis brand, and when you work with as much equipment as I do, that's a red flag.

The cheap unmanaged switch I usually recommend is the D-Link series of black-box switches (DGS-105/DGS-108); I've used them in simple networks and they've worked reliably for years with relatively high throughput requirements. Pretty impressive for such a cheap switch.

Amazon link:

8 Port: https://www.amazon.ca/D-Link-8-Port-Gigabit-Switch-DGS-108/dp/B000BCC0LO

5 Port: https://www.amazon.ca/D-Link-5-Port-Gigabit-Switch-DGS-105/dp/B000BC7QMM

Just a basic d-link 8 port switch

https://www.amazon.ca/D-Link-8-Port-Gigabit-Switch-DGS-108/dp/B000BCC0LO/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1485789031&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=dlink+8+port