[PLUG] Unmanaged gigabit switches: does brand matter?

[Rich Shepard]

On Sun, 24 Nov 2019, King Beowulf wrote:

> I currently have a combination of TP-Link, Netgear, D-Link 10/100/1000
> switches scattered about to route data to various rooms, all bought on
> sale.

> I do tend to prefer metal encased versions, however, as they seem a bit
> more resilient to RF interference.

Ed,

I've had no issues in the past with switches (until the 4-port LinkSys
failed a month or so ago). Now I have two Netgears; that's all I need.

> My corporate overlord bundles unmanaged Milan/Transition switches for our
> laboratory equipment and I have not seen any of those fail in 10+ yrs,
> some of which are in fairly dirty and/or hot manufacturing environments.

Well, my house is not air conditioned nor pristinely cleaned but I think I'm
good with the low-end stuff.

Thanks,

Rich