Managed vs. unmanaged switches
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Posted by Chip Thomas on March 16, 2008, 11:33 am
Please log in for more thread options What are the advantages and disadvantages of using a managed switch over an unmanaged switch and vice versa? I'm trying to build a very robust network for home / small business use. I'm not worried about managing a switch, just interested in understanding why one would want a managed switch. TIA, Chip | |||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Spin on March 16, 2008, 3:51 pm
Please log in for more thread options In my view, not saying this is 100% correct, managed switches are for large enterprise networks which have a service level agreement in place between the user community and the IT Department in case something goes down it needs to be fixed within XX amount of time. Managed switches allow you to remote into them and administrate them to a more robust degree than you get with non-managed, which is why they are more expensive. -- Spin | |||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Skeleton Man on March 16, 2008, 6:24 pm
Please log in for more thread options >What are the advantages and disadvantages of using a managed switch over
>an unmanaged switch and vice versa? >I'm trying to build a very robust network for home / small business use.
>I'm not worried about managing a switch, just interested in >understanding why one would want a managed switch. In short, a managed switch allows to you control to a certain extent what each port or group of ports is doing. You can turn ports on or off and do things like seperate groups of ports into vlans so that you can have 3 or 4 seperate networks on a single switch (e.g. 3x 8 ports for a 24 port switch). An umanaged switch just passes data between the appropriate ports without a second thought - which in 99% of cases is what you want. Usually managed switches are for large enterprises such as big businesses, schools, ISPs, etc that need a great deal of control over their environment. Chris | |||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Chip Thomas on March 17, 2008, 12:43 am
Please log in for more thread options Skeleton Man wrote:
>> What are the advantages and disadvantages of using a managed switch over
>> an unmanaged switch and vice versa? >
>> I'm trying to build a very robust network for home / small business use.
>> I'm not worried about managing a switch, just interested in >> understanding why one would want a managed switch. >
> In short, a managed switch allows to you control to a certain extent what > each port or group of ports is doing. You can turn ports on or off and do > things like seperate groups of ports into vlans so that you can have 3 or 4 > seperate networks on a single switch (e.g. 3x 8 ports for a 24 port switch). > > An umanaged switch just passes data between the appropriate ports without a > second thought - which in 99% of cases is what you want. > > Usually managed switches are for large enterprises such as big businesses, > schools, ISPs, etc that need a great deal of control over their environment. > > Chris > > I don't need network segregation. I do need high reliability / continuous availability. I don't need much level of control. One port into a router, the rest into end-user computers, servers, wireless access points and other switches. It seems that all I need is a robust unmanaged switch. Thanks, Chip | |||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by kony on March 17, 2008, 10:40 am
Please log in for more thread options On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 04:43:00 GMT, Chip Thomas
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>I don't need network segregation. > >I do need high reliability / continuous availability. I don't need much >level of control. Well... you either need a managed switch to have ANY level of control, or with an unmanaged switch you have NO control over the switch. >
>One port into a router, the rest into end-user computers, servers, >wireless access points and other switches. > >It seems that all I need is a robust unmanaged switch. What is robust supposed to mean? It's not like there's some golden switch out there, any random switch you buy should work or is defective and should be returned for refund (but defect is rather rare unless considering a poorly designed passive enclosure more prone to overheating if installed where there is no ambient air movement and high room temperature). | |||||||||||||||||||
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> What are the advantages and disadvantages of using a managed switch over
> an unmanaged switch and vice versa?
>
> I'm trying to build a very robust network for home / small business use.
> I'm not worried about managing a switch, just interested in understanding
> why one would want a managed switch.