VDSL modem/router/ports >4

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Topic # 157578 5-Dec-2014 11:37

Can anyone suggest me a good modem/router/wifi/with at least 6 gigabit LAN ports? (preferably 8 ports)

Budget $500 +/-

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Reply # 1189246 5-Dec-2014 11:48

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I'm gonna ask the same thing I do every time someone wants an all in one with large number of ports: Why not just put an 8 port switch behind a good modem\router? I think it will be cheaper and more flexible.

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Reply # 1189248 5-Dec-2014 11:50

Why not just put an 8 port switch behind a good modem\router?

This! Generally easier. Its what I did years ago and have replaced the modem several times since. 8 port 1Gb switches are cheap as chips.

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Reply # 1189251 5-Dec-2014 11:55

The only hardware I can think of with that many ports is a Mikrotik Cloud Core Switch with WiFi. Nothing else has that many ports as people would typically just buy a switch.

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Reply # 1189324 5-Dec-2014 13:21

sbiddle: The only hardware I can think of with that many ports is a Mikrotik Cloud Core Switch with WiFi. Nothing else has that many ports as people would typically just buy a switch.

Thank you!

http://cloudcorerouter.com/CRS125-24G-1S-2HnD-IN.php

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Reply # 1189459 5-Dec-2014 16:08

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sidefx: I'm gonna ask the same thing I do every time someone wants an all in one with large number of ports: Why not just put an 8 port switch behind a good modem\router? I think it will be cheaper and more flexible.

... and it will probably work better

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Reply # 1189529 5-Dec-2014 17:44

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sidefx: I'm gonna ask the same thing I do every time someone wants an all in one with large number of ports: Why not just put an 8 port switch behind a good modem\router? I think it will be cheaper and more flexible.

... and it will probably work better

A Mikrotik CCR is going to work bloody well lol.

But yea for the money I would just go RB951G-2HnD plus 8-port switch. Heaps cheaper.

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Reply # 1189533 5-Dec-2014 17:53

How much is that switch?

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Reply # 1189543 5-Dec-2014 18:23

nakedmolerat: How much is that switch?

About $50 for an unmanaged 8-port switch, about $120-150 for a smart 8-port switch.

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