8 Port gigabit switch for ELK 28" housing?

[fleetz]

I am looking for an 8 port 10/100/1000 switch that will go into an ELK 28" structured wiring housing ideally using the existing mounting hole with the push in mountings.

I can find some 10/100 switches that fit the bill but not a gigabit version. Anyone know of one?

Cheers,

Fleetz

 

[Spanky]

You can use an ELK SWP mounting plate and mount any giga switch to the plate.

 

[wuench]

Another mounting option is the leviton SMC mounting brackets, they come in 6" or 12" and fit any standard enclosure. I found these to be a better option than the ELK SWP because the ELK SWP's are predrilled and have a hole in the center which may not always fit things.

The Leviton SMC brackets come with self tapping screws and will adapt to anything.

http://www.leviton-lin.com/catalog/BuildPa...BuildPageID=794

 

[wuench]

You should also reconsider 100MB switches. Most consumers don't really have a need for gigabit switching. They aren't "faster". They just provide more bandwidth. So unless you have a task today that is pushing 100MB (let's say 90MB+), then gigabit won't really provide any benefit. At this point consumer gigabit is mostly a higher priced fad.

 

[electron]

I have a 16 port 10/100 switch in my enclosure, using one of these brackets:

http://www.automatedoutlet.com/product.php...&cat=105&page=1

 

[fleetz]

Thanks for the input guys ...appreciated

I do have a couple of servers that will be shunting quite a bit data so giga is good. I think should be able to mount a Linksys switch which supports 10/100/100 and thay are not expensive.

http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c...FVisitorWrapper

I will mount it on the ELK SWP plate which happen to have a couple of anyway.

Thanks and regards,

Fleetz

 

[gregoryx]

I've switched to the Netgear switches for the house. Metal enclosure. No fan. No noise.
http://netgear.com/Products/Switches/Deskt...ches/GS108.aspx should fit.

 

[mtwalsh367]

I recently installed a linksys 8 port gigabit switch in my elk cabinet. This is the new smaller profile linksys equipment. The switch has 2 slotted mounting holes in the base and is ready to be mounted to a flat surface with 2 screws. I simply drilled 2 small holes in my cabinet for the mounting screws. The switch has small rubber feet so with just a little bit of pressure from the screws the switch is very solid. I also have a linksys voip box mounted next to the switch. Its the same style of device just a little smaller. I hung 2 small shelves below my elk cabinet. One is for my UPS and the other has my cable modem and wireless router.

 

[cfoxga]

I'm far from an expert, but my understanding that in order to really get an improvement over 100 mbps switches, you need a switch that supports jumbo frames. Looking at the Linksys and Netgear links, only the Netgear advertises jumbo frame support...

 

[electron]

My 16 port is one of those slim metal Netgears. They really are nice and very small.

 

[mtwalsh367]

I am not sure about the jumbo frames topic. I can attest to the performance improvement with the linksys 1 gig switch over my prior linksys 100mb switch. I move alot of large files/folders around my network and have noticed a dramatic improvement. I did a quick caclculation on one large file transfer and came up with about 300mb.