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I use a number of network switches in my house and homelab, this page details all of them
I use a number of network switches in my house and homelab, this page details all of them
[[File:TL-SG3428XMP.jpg|alt=TL-SG3428XMP Stock image|left|thumb|TL-SG3428XMP Stock image]]


==Mikrotik CRS112-8P-4S-IN==
== TL-SG3428XMP ==
[[File:Mikrotik CRS112-8P-4S-IN and Mikrotik CSS610-8G-2S+IN.jpg|left|thumb|Mikrotik CSS610-8G-2S+IN on the left and CRS112-8P-4S-IN on the right, in my rack]]
This is my new main switch, I've wanted it for a long while now. It is fully managed, optionally being integrated in the ''Omada'' ecosystem.  
At the core to my homelab is this POE switch, it is capable of standard POE, POE+, and passive POE, which is extremely useful. It runs RouterOS, which is rather daunting, but is extremely powerful. It allows for granular monitoring of POE usage through serial or SSH, which is used in [https://power.eda.gay power.eda.gay]. It also organises a lot of VLANs:
{| class="wikitable"
|+CRS112-8P-4S-IN Port Usage Table
! Interface
!Physical Connection
!VLAN(s)
|-
|ether1
|[[Main Page#Wi-Fi|EAP225]] Wi-Fi AP
|[[Main Network]] (untagged), [[AirVPN LAN]] (23), [[Guest LAN]] (5)
|-
|ether2
|[[#TL-RP108GE|TL-RP108GE]]
|[[Main Network]] (untagged), [[AirVPN LAN]] (23), [[Guest LAN]] (5) 
|-
|ether3
|[[#Mikrotik CSS610-8G-2S+IN|Mikrotik CSS610-8G-2S+IN]]
| [[Main Network]] (untagged)
|-
|ether4
|[[Blikvm PiKVM]]
|[[Main Network]] (untagged)
|-
|ether5
|
|
|-
|ether6
|[[Intel Compute Stick]]
|[[Main Network]] (untagged)
|-
|ether7
|
|
|-
|ether8
|[[Switches#Netgear GS516TP|Netgear GS516TP]]
|[[Main Network]] (untagged)
|}


==TL-RP108GE==
It has 24 POE+ ports and 4 SFP+ 10 gigabit ports. It is rather loud with the included fans, so I replaced them both with 40mm Noctuas. It is notable that you can't wire them up in the default way or you get a fan error, thanks to [https://old.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/r1yslv/anyone_done_a_tlsg3210xhpm2_fan_replacement_before/igy8eve/ this guy on reddit] for describing the solution.
[[File:TL-RP108GE.jpg|left|thumb|TL-RP108GE Switch]]Perhaps my most interesting switch is this TP-Link TL-RP108GE. It is a (managed) switch that is itself powered off POE, and also has a passive POE output, in addition to a standard DC output jack. You can do all sorts of interesting things with this. I use it to provide more physical interfaces to my [[Pfsense router|Netgear SG-1100 pfsense router]]. I use it's DC output jack to power the router. That's right, my router is powered off POE!


The switch is also powered off a passive POE injector powered directly off my UPS to achieve extra redudancy,
== TL-RP108GE ==
[[File:TL-RP108GE.jpg|left|thumb|TL-RP108GE Switch]]Perhaps my most interesting switch is this TP-Link TL-RP108GE. It is a (managed) switch that is itself powered off POE, and also has a passive POE output, in addition to a standard DC output jack. You can do all sorts of interesting things with this. I use it to provide more physical interfaces to my [[Pfsense router|router]].
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+TL-RP108GE Port Usage Table
|+TL-RP108GE Port Usage Table
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|-
|-
|1
|1
|[[#Mikrotik CRS112-8P-4S-IN|Mikrotik CRS112-8P-4S-IN]]
|[[Routerbox]] (pfsense LAN NIC)
|[[Main Network]] (untagged), [[AirVPN LAN]] (23), [[Guest LAN]] (5), [[Swiss LAN]] (22)
|[[Main Network]] (untagged), [[AirVPN LAN]] (23), [[Guest LAN]] (5), [[Swiss LAN]] (22)
|-
|-
|2
|2
|[[Pfsense router|Netgear SG-1100 pfsense router]] ('LAN' NIC)
|[[Switches#TL-SG3428XMP|TL-SG3428XMP]]
|[[Main Network]] (untagged), [[Guest LAN]] (5)
|[[Main Network]] (untagged), [[AirVPN LAN]] (23), [[Guest LAN]] (5), [[Swiss LAN]] (22)
|-
|-
|3
|3
|[[Pfsense router|Netgear SG-1100 pfsense router]] ('OPT' NIC)
|[[TrueNAS NAS]] (motherboard gigabit NIC)
|[[Swiss LAN]] (Untagged)
|[[Swiss LAN]] (Untagged)
|-
|-
|4
|4
|SSH, git, DNS [[Raspberry Pi]]
|[[TrueNAS NAS]] (PCIe 1x NIC)
|[[Main Network]] (Untagged), [[Swiss LAN]] (22)
|[[AirVPN LAN|AirVPN LA]][[AirVPN LAN|N]] (Untagged)
|-
|-
|5
|5
|[[TrueNAS NAS]] (motherboard gigabit NIC)
|[[Switches#Netgear GS108PE|Netgear GS108PE]]
|[[Swiss LAN]] (Untagged)
|[[Guest LAN]] (Untagged)
|-
|-
|6
|6
|[[Switches#Netgear GS108PE|Netgear GS108PE]]
|
|[[Guest LAN]] (Untagged)
|
|-
|-
|7
|7
|[[TrueNAS NAS]] (PCIe 1x NIC)
|[[Routerbox]] (Management NIC)
|[[AirVPN LAN|AirVPN LA]][[AirVPN LAN|N]] (Untagged)
|[[Main Network]] (untagged), [[AirVPN LAN]] (23), [[Guest LAN]] (5), [[Swiss LAN]] (22)
|-
|-
|8
|8
|
|EAP110 WiFi AP
|
|[[Main Network]] (untagged), [[AirVPN LAN]] (23), [[Guest LAN]] (5)
|}
|}
[[File:Mikrotik CRS112-8P-4S-IN and Mikrotik CSS610-8G-2S+IN.jpg|left|thumb|Mikrotik CSS610-8G-2S+IN on the left and CRS112-8P-4S-IN on the right, in my rack]]
==Mikrotik CRS112-8P-4S-IN==
Currently unused. It's a fully managed POE+ Switch.


==Mikrotik CSS610-8G-2S+IN==
==Mikrotik CSS610-8G-2S+IN==
[[File:Switches 1.jpg|left|thumb|Netgear GS108PE and Mikrotik CSS610-8G-2S+In switches]]The Mikrotik CSS610-8G-2S+in has two 10 gigabit SFP+ ports, connected to [[TrueNAS NAS]] and [[Blahaj0 workstation|blahaj0]]. It is a nice managed switch, and it itself is powered off passive POE. It currently has the default configuration and does not do any VLAN tagging or otherwise. It runs SwitchOS, which is a little easier than RouterOS.
[[File:Switches 1.jpg|left|thumb|Netgear GS108PE and Mikrotik CSS610-8G-2S+In switches]]The Mikrotik CSS610-8G-2S+in has two 10 gigabit SFP+ ports, it's currently unused.


[[File:New switch opened.jpg|thumb|Netgear GS516TP Switch (opened up)]]
[[File:New switch opened.jpg|thumb|Netgear GS516TP Switch (opened up)]]

Revision as of 21:51, 18 November 2023

I use a number of network switches in my house and homelab, this page details all of them

TL-SG3428XMP Stock image
TL-SG3428XMP Stock image

TL-SG3428XMP

This is my new main switch, I've wanted it for a long while now. It is fully managed, optionally being integrated in the Omada ecosystem.

It has 24 POE+ ports and 4 SFP+ 10 gigabit ports. It is rather loud with the included fans, so I replaced them both with 40mm Noctuas. It is notable that you can't wire them up in the default way or you get a fan error, thanks to this guy on reddit for describing the solution.

TL-RP108GE

TL-RP108GE Switch

Perhaps my most interesting switch is this TP-Link TL-RP108GE. It is a (managed) switch that is itself powered off POE, and also has a passive POE output, in addition to a standard DC output jack. You can do all sorts of interesting things with this. I use it to provide more physical interfaces to my router.

TL-RP108GE Port Usage Table
Interface Physical Connection VLAN(s)
1 Routerbox (pfsense LAN NIC) Main Network (untagged), AirVPN LAN (23), Guest LAN (5), Swiss LAN (22)
2 TL-SG3428XMP Main Network (untagged), AirVPN LAN (23), Guest LAN (5), Swiss LAN (22)
3 TrueNAS NAS (motherboard gigabit NIC) Swiss LAN (Untagged)
4 TrueNAS NAS (PCIe 1x NIC) AirVPN LAN (Untagged)
5 Netgear GS108PE Guest LAN (Untagged)
6
7 Routerbox (Management NIC) Main Network (untagged), AirVPN LAN (23), Guest LAN (5), Swiss LAN (22)
8 EAP110 WiFi AP Main Network (untagged), AirVPN LAN (23), Guest LAN (5)
Mikrotik CSS610-8G-2S+IN on the left and CRS112-8P-4S-IN on the right, in my rack

Mikrotik CRS112-8P-4S-IN

Currently unused. It's a fully managed POE+ Switch.

Mikrotik CSS610-8G-2S+IN

Netgear GS108PE and Mikrotik CSS610-8G-2S+In switches

The Mikrotik CSS610-8G-2S+in has two 10 gigabit SFP+ ports, it's currently unused.

Netgear GS516TP Switch (opened up)

Netgear GS516TP

Currently unused. This switch is rather old now, it draws 10-15W with nothing attached! Interestingly it can itself be powered off POE+.

Netgear GS108PE

Powers an Amazon Firestick off a POE port, and is connected to a Nintendo Switch over a non-POE port. This switch is turned off when not in use to save power.