Silent 24 Port Managed Switch?

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Hi All,

I was wondering if some of you network professionals could recommend a silent/ very quiet 24 port gigabit switch for my newly wired home. Ideally the switch should be able to handle the following:

Hometheater streaming to multiple devices
Vlan's / Separation of data (EG: backup network)
Jumbo Frames
QoS
Preferably PoE (only need 3-4 ports with PoE)
IGMP Snooping
Multicast

I work as a professional photographer and transfer a lot of large files over my network, from my QNAP NAS to my computer etc...

thanks for your help...
 
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I have the 1810-24G v2. If all you want is basic stuff like a few VLANs(32max I think, more than I need anyway) and jumbo frames, it's a nice fanless switch. For $100 more or so, Cisco has a 24port gig with Layer3 switching and more features.
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PoE is going to kill you ability to get a fanless switch. Just like your computer the more power it draws the more cooling it needs. The only way to eliminate the fans is to reduce the power.

Generally you put the switch away in a closet and run patch panels to the location.

With the need for such a large switch I can't see how the 24 things you are connecting to it are not making a lot of noise also. Most the silent switches are designed for media type application where there are only say 8 ports. I suppose you could buy a number of those and connect them together.

 
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Thanks for the reply! :)

I have a patch panel in a cupboard and have 16 drops throughout the house that I want to have connected to the switch at all times.
Other ports will be used for a QNAP NAS, others for silicondust.com HD Homerun tuner and some HDMI over ethernet switches. I guess I will have to buy a separate PoE switch and connect the 2.

Back to my orginal question? What switch would you recommend?

What about something like a HP 1910 G24 or maybe the HP ProCurve 1810 G24 v2?

I just thought there might be something newer on the market. These switches have been around for at least 4-5 years!

Thanks!




 
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It not like there are newer features on switches really. Pretty much only if you need 10g otherwise there is not a lot of difference between the older ones and the newer ones.
I can never keep up with HP and their model numbers. Pretty much anything in their procure line is a very solid switch. A lot of them have basic layer 3 function for not a lot more than a pretty simple layer 2. Now if you want OSPF/BGP etc those features can get a little pricey in the procurve line.

We use lots of procurve at work for IDF type of switches.
 
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I have the 1810-24G v2. If all you want is basic stuff like a few VLANs(32max I think, more than I need anyway) and jumbo frames, it's a nice fanless switch. For $100 more or so, Cisco has a 24port gig with Layer3 switching and more features.
 
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Just ignore that requirement... I would need another switch for HDBase-T with PoE... It is for the Home Theater Setup... So I can have all my devices in a cupboard/rack and control them via HDBase-T setup... But that is another project and not related to this thread. :)

 
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I should mention, jumbo frames are overrated. They were originally made because of weak single core CPUs, limit interrupt moderation, and limited offloading. Modern systems dramatically reduce the number of interrupts and have great offloading capabilities. Just get a decent Intel Server NIC, like an i210 for $60, or possibly an older Intel NIC for $30. If you really want more bandwidth without having to go 10Gb, get an Intel i350-T2 and bond the ports.

Jumbo frames are still useful for stuff like iSCSI where you want to transfer data as 4KB/8KB blocks. In general, don't use jumbo frames, just pay a bit extra for decent hardware.
 
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Netgear GS724Tv4 (also known as GS724T-400EUS) is fanless and low cost - around $150. This is a basic web-managed ("smart") switch.

There are some more options from various vendors linked from this article:
http://www.colourmylearning.com/2013/01/dealing-with-noisy-gigabit-switches-in-schools/

If you want three or four ports of PoE, then add a Netgear GS110TP which will give you 8 ports of PoE (but not PoE+) and two SFP ports. That's also web managed - but you can also get a CLI by telnet to port 60000.

If you want a 24-port PoE switch then it will be noisy, although there are some 12-port quiet ones around.
 
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