pastera
NES Member
Currently running a stupid patchwork of cheap wireless routers to get WiFi coverage but don't have enough hardwire ports
Basement consolidates the hard feeds
2 ports to "Library" - desktop and VOIP
1 Port to living room - occasional use
1 Port to office - occasional use
1 Port to reloading room (3D printer lives in there)
1 Port to Solar Inverter
2 Ports to the family room: need to expand these to five (two game consoles, a roku, Blu-Ray player and an access point)
I would like to isolate unrelated traffic: gaming, Roku and Blu-Ray, VOIP, Solar, and general household.
Looking at using one of these in the family room:
https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Gigabit-Lifetime-Protection-GS108Ev3/dp/B00M1C0186/
Have the access point on one hardwire and let the switch segregate the gaming from the video.
And this for the Basement:
https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Ethernet-Unmanaged-Rackmount-TL-SG1016DE/dp/B00K4DS67C/
Or just not care and cheap out with a two of these and only use one hard port to the family room: https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Ethernet-Unmanaged-Replacement-TL-SG108E/dp/B00K4DS5KU/
Third option is two of the netgear units
Any suggestions for an <$200 solution?
(Yes I know I am a skinflint and should purchase an enterprise level solution for 5x the cost)
Basement consolidates the hard feeds
2 ports to "Library" - desktop and VOIP
1 Port to living room - occasional use
1 Port to office - occasional use
1 Port to reloading room (3D printer lives in there)
1 Port to Solar Inverter
2 Ports to the family room: need to expand these to five (two game consoles, a roku, Blu-Ray player and an access point)
I would like to isolate unrelated traffic: gaming, Roku and Blu-Ray, VOIP, Solar, and general household.
Looking at using one of these in the family room:
https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Gigabit-Lifetime-Protection-GS108Ev3/dp/B00M1C0186/
Have the access point on one hardwire and let the switch segregate the gaming from the video.
And this for the Basement:
https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Ethernet-Unmanaged-Rackmount-TL-SG1016DE/dp/B00K4DS67C/
Or just not care and cheap out with a two of these and only use one hard port to the family room: https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Ethernet-Unmanaged-Replacement-TL-SG108E/dp/B00K4DS5KU/
Third option is two of the netgear units
Any suggestions for an <$200 solution?
(Yes I know I am a skinflint and should purchase an enterprise level solution for 5x the cost)