KCrimson
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Brooklyn, NY
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Re: Netgear Switch Upgrade Question.
I bought the GS108 (unmanaged) 8 port switch from Newegg about 10 days ago. I bought it "factory recertified" for $30 plus $8 shipping. Its working fine on this home network. It would have been nice to play with VLANs, but with DD-WRT firmware on my WNDR3300, my head is already spinning trying to figure out the extra controls available. 
The switch allows my LAN to operate at gigabit speed, while the router is connected via a 10/100 uplink. Considering the real-life throughput of today's home internet connections and wireless N traffic, I figured that's fine.
The WNDR3300 was also purchased refurbed - $30 shipped in a Newegg special that was featured on Slickdeals (ended on 5/1). Newegg has it now $50 (refurb'ed) plus shipping.
Note: Purchasing it refurbed negates the Netgear lifetime warranty.
BTW - The last time I posted in this forum was during my first year on DSLR - I was attempting to write custom filters for my Netgear/Zyxel (the forums weren't yet split) RT-314 on which I had running hacked Zyxel P314 firmare. If I have anywhere NEAR as solid performance from the new switch and router, I'll be VERY pleased. |
