1Gb/s switches for structured media cabinets

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gadfly56 said:
I have a vague recollection that if you're pumping a lot of traffic over the network, such as video, managed switches are a better option. Otherwise, every port gets all the available traffic and the destination just picks its data stream out of the flood.
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That's true if you're a networking person who understands how to set up QoS, VLANs and other such things.

The guy who bought my old house is a network engineer. The first thing he did was rip out all the Cat5E I'd put in 17 years prior and put in Cat7 so he could run HDMI-over-Ethernet. For the downstairs I'm putting all the Cat6 in smurf. The upstairs was fished back through the original Telco wire holes, except where it was fished through the cable TV holes. Fortunately whoever owned this house over the past 60 years ran a LOT of Telco wire. And left me a lot of antique four-prong jacks so I could tell how long ago they'd done it.
 
gadfly56 said:
I have a vague recollection that if you're pumping a lot of traffic over the network, such as video, managed switches are a better option. Otherwise, every port gets all the available traffic and the destination just picks its data stream out of the flood.
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No, switches know the mac address of what is connected to a port and only forward the traffic destined for that address. Old hubs (circa 1990s) would send all traffic to all ports.
 
hbiss said:
The first thing he did was rip out all the Cat5E I'd put in 17 years prior and put in Cat7 so he could run HDMI-over-Ethernet.


Surprised he didn't run fiber.

-Hal
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I wouldn't either. This server only reads about 1.6 Gb/s sustained. I'm not sure how much it could read and shove down an infinitely fast pipe.

I think some of the new technology provides zero additional value. What I think companies need to start doing is "built-in appliance level quality". Meaning, network infrastructure that can be put in the wall and expected to last 10-20 years. WiFi equipment that doesn't require being reset every time something hiccups. Routers with bullet-proof security.
 
Todd0x1 said:
I have several ubiquiti unifi installations that have literally been on for years without a reboot.
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It would be nice if Ubiquiti were more ubiquitous. Data center grade equipment can last and run for ages, but the consumer grade equipment someone would put in a house is still likely to break after just a few years.
 
Ubiquiti Unifi APs are fairly rock solid. Assuming they don't prematurely EOL your particular model on you. Their switches however, don't have that great of a reputation. They tend to run hot and die early. Unless you aren't IT savy and need to manage everything from the UniFi GUI, I'd go another route for switches.
 
VirutalElectrician said:
Ubiquiti Unifi APs are fairly rock solid. Assuming they don't prematurely EOL your particular model on you. Their switches however, don't have that great of a reputation. They tend to run hot and die early. Unless you aren't IT savy and need to manage everything from the UniFi GUI, I'd go another route for switches.
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I think I wrote this a while back - Ubiquiti is very good kit. If they'd stop screwing around with their product line, I'd consider using them.

What I wound up buying was literally an industrial-rated switch from TrendNet. The temperature range was one factor, but when I realized that I can get dual power supply support, it was a no brainer. The cable modem is currently in one of the bedrooms, which I suspect the former owners used as a home office or computer room or whatever. That is eventually going into the basement as well.
 
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