Netgear GS108T vs GS908e

[Tom Brough]

Need an switch with link aggregation capabilitys.... Which of these is the better option. One looks fancy, but is cheaper... The other looks more robust and business like??

 

[ColinTaylor]

The specs for the GS908E says it supports static LAG but there is no mention of LACP support so I wouldn't risk buying that one.

Be aware that there are (were?) 3 versions on the GS108T. I don't think V1 has been sold for a long time. V3 is still quite new and has a slightly higher spec, so that would be the version that I would buy over the V2.

 

[Jack Yaz]

The specs for the GS908E says it supports static LAG but there is no mention of LACP support so I wouldn't risk buying that one.

Be aware that there are (were?) 3 versions on the GS108T. I don't think V1 has been sold for a long time. V3 is still quite new and has a slightly higher spec, so that would be the version that I would buy over the V2.

I have the v2 and my LACP link is working nicely. I went for v2 since Amazon wanted £15 more for the v3 and I couldn't find enough reason to justify the difference

EDIT: Be aware I got burned by a Netgear "managed plus" switch before, turns out LAG was only supported on the 16+ port models of whichever series it was I bought

 

[Tom Brough]

Do either of you have a wireless AP connected to the switch??

 

[coxhaus]

Do either of you have a wireless AP connected to the switch??

Why would that matter?

 

[Tom Brough]

I wondered how you allocate priority to the AP when it has multi use things running on it...

 

[Trip]

I'd go TP-Link TL-SG108PE over either Netgear. Same management capability plus 4 PoE ports to play with if you ever need them, and ironically enough it appears more well-reputed than either of those Netgears (not super surprising).

If you want a level up from there, Cisco SG250-08 or -08HP, but you'll have to pay a 50-100% premium.

EDIT - No LACP support on the TP-Link - my mistake.

 

[ColinTaylor]

I'd go TP-Link TL-SG108PE over either Netgear. Same management capability plus 4 PoE ports to play with if you ever need them, and ironically enough it appears more well-reputed than either of those Netgears (not super surprising).

No LACP support which is a shame.

 

[Trip]

Whoops. Figured it'd have it. Guess not. Bummer. Original post edited.

EDIT - Says it has it, but upon further investigation I guess it's not fully/well-implemented?

 

[ColinTaylor]

EDIT - Says it has it, but upon further investigation I guess it's not fully/well-implemented?

From what I can see it has static (manual) LAG like the GS908e but not LACP.

 

[coxhaus]

Manual LAG works fine in the Cisco world. I have used it a lot.