TPLink TL-SG1005D

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Elrast
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TPLink TL-SG1005D

Post by Elrast » Sat Mar 03, 2012 3:52 am

If you're looking for a cheap low power + silent 5 port GbE switch

Measured ~1W during operation

Got 84MB/s transfer rate from fileserver on a large OTA recording; W7 on both systems.

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Re: TPLink TL-SG1005D

Post by Vicotnik » Sat Mar 03, 2012 4:07 am

1W AC? Sounds a little bit too good to be true. How did you measure it?

I thought about getting the TL-SG1008D first, but settled on a Netgear GS108 mainly because it is powered by 12V DC. Easier to replace the brick for a better one was my thought, but as it turned out I got a pretty good adapter with the switch. My meter says ~1.4W AC with the switch powered on, no cables attached to it.

I'm a sucker for sturdy metal cases so maybe I can live with the slightly higher power consumption. :p

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Re: TPLink TL-SG1005D

Post by Elrast » Fri Mar 09, 2012 4:16 am

A Watts Clever plug-in meter. Granted, when I measured it, there was a piece of kit on the same circuit that had a very poor power factor, so it might have affected it.

I will say that I have seen it through a few stinking hot days, and neither the switch nor its plugpack felt hotter than ambient.

I looked at the GS105, and was going to go with the metal case, but then I found out about a potential firmware issue re: IP addresses.

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Re: TPLink TL-SG1005D

Post by Vicotnik » Fri Mar 09, 2012 6:39 am

I've heard about a potential problem with some bad caps but that's it. What is this firmware problem?

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Re: TPLink TL-SG1005D

Post by Elrast » Fri Mar 09, 2012 2:10 pm

The switch itself apparently respond to pings as if its a device itself

http://forum1.netgear.com/showthread.php?t=49571

There is an apparent FW patch that fixes it:

http://support.netgear.com/app/answers/ ... 20v1.00.10

Brief search indicated its limited to the 5 port and doesn't affect the 8 port you've got.

Its good to know they can patch things up, but when I found the TP-Link alternative, I just went with the lazy path :D

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Re: TPLink TL-SG1005D

Post by Vicotnik » Sat Mar 10, 2012 3:48 am

Thank you for the information. :) I'm a little tempted to get a TP Link as well, just to compare the power consumption.

edit: Got one and measured it. Just on with nothing connected: 0.72W. Very impressive.

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