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==== Cheap switch ==== This is a [https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-5-Port-Gigabit-Ethernet-Unmanaged/dp/B07S98YLHM basic Netgear switch that you get for $15]. It allows you to connect four devices to your pfSense router. You would attach the LAN port on the pfsense router to a port on this switch ''(any port is fine)'' & then connect your wired devices ''(wireless access point for wifi, computers, etc)'' to other ports on the switch. Some points to note: <ul> <li><p>This switch is gigabit - meaning, 1 gbps.</p> <ul> <li>1 gbps = stuck transferring around 100 megabytes per second real world performance (aka the speed of ten year old hard drives).</li> <li>This means even if you have a fast solid state drive in the server & your personal computer, transfer speed will be around 100-120 megabytes per second.</li> <li>If you have a gigabit internet connection & are downloading a file at 1 gbps, you can also grab a file from your server without slowing your download.</li></ul> </li> <li><p>This has no Power over Ethernet (PoE)</p> <ul> <li>If you want to power wireless access points, office voice over IP (VoIP) phones, or cameras, you have to plug them into something or get a PoE injector later.</li> <li>A Power over Ethernet switch can power devices you plug the ethernet cord into which is very cool for setting up security cameras, because you only have to run 1 wire to each camera.</li> </ul> <p>These cheapies will usually not have Power over Ethernet to power cameras & wireless access points & office desk phones, nor will they usually support configuring ports for VLANs ''(we will get into that in the wifi section at the end)''. This is a good ''starter'' switch since it is reported to pass VLAN tags, so if you bought wifi access points or switches that supported creating isolated networks this switch would pass those tags ''(weβll get into that at the end of the guide); no need to worry about that right now.''</p> <p>These cheap switches work great, and also come in 8 port versions for a few bucks more.</p></li></ul> <gallery mode="packed-hover" heights=250 widths=400 perrow=2> File:expensive_netgear_switch.jpg </gallery> <span id="expensive-switch"></span>
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