TL-SG105-M2 5-Port 2.5Gbps Network Switch, Ethernet Splitter

I got this at a significant discount and it certainly helps to make the 2.5 Gbit upgrade affordable. It's a basic but high quality, performant switch. You can't go wrong.

Perfect fit for my 19-inch Tecmojo cabinet. It’s completely silent (fanless) and the metal build feels very solid. It comes with rackmount ears and screws in the box, so installation was easy. Getting full gigabit speeds across the house with no issues. Highly recommend for any home server setup!

This little switch is an absolute networking ninja. Out of the box, it just works — no nonsense, no fiddling, no firmware drama. Plugged it into both a Mac and a Windows PC, and boom: instant link, blazing performance, and zero compatibility weirdness. The 2.5GbE speeds are rock solid. Transfers are buttery smooth, latency is negligible, and it chews through high-bandwidth tasks without breaking a sweat. It runs cool and quiet, even when it’s fully loaded. If a device doesn’t support 2.5GbE, the switch gracefully drops to 1Gbps (T1000) without a hitch. No disconnects, no drops

I am using a couple of 8 port unmanaged TP-Link switches both in plastic and metal housings across the house for years and they have worked without problems. This is my first experience with a managed switch from TP-Link. The web interface through your browser-of-choice is easy enough and works from Windows or Linux, but the setup of the 802.1Q VLAN is not very intuitive at first. I like the concept of two configurations, the currently active one and the last saved one (restored after reset or restart). It allows one to test new configurations with an easy fall-back if it goes wrong and you locked yourself out of the switch for example. On the other hand, if you want to keep a change, make sure not only to click "apply" but also to "save". There are reports on the network that there is a bug in the firmware and it will not always save the latest changes of the configuration. I have not noticed that myself but then I am using the latest firmware v3 (20160722) and the problem may well have been fixed. There is another problem which from reports on the TP-Link forum appears to plague the switch since the very first release v1 (2014) and that has not been fixed in v3. I noticed on the monitoring tab that the switch counts a proportionately small but steady number of receive errors "RxBadPkt" on the two ports that have VLAN egress tagging enabled. No receive errors for other ports and none of the 8 ports shows any transmit errors. I checked both devices connected to these ports and replaced cables but it did not make a difference and I have not noticed any adverse effect of the errors. The problem only occurs on VLAN tagged ports. One member on the forum reported that TP-Link stated that this is a problem of the way the chipset does statistics. Reportedly it causes every tagged packet of exactly 64 bytes length to increment both the Good and Bad packet count. As mentioned, I have not seen any problems in operation and if you need an affordable switch that understands VLANs, the TL-SG108E provides unbeatable value, so 5 stars minus 1 because of the faulty statistics.

Excellent network switch for a small local home network. I got it for my cameras and hub and its working without s fault for years now. I do recommend it. This is a managed switch and easy to access the GUI.

Works perfect, bought to split the single 2gbps port on my router to multiple deco repeaters. Highly recomend for home or small office set up.

I decided to upgrade my home network and I needed a switch capable of VLAN, this met the requirement, its small enough to hide away and can easily be mounted under a desk or in a cabinet, and more importantly, its cheap. I have this as an extension switch alongside an Ubiquiti router and a Zxyel switch, so the 8 ports were more than enough for my needs. So far, I have had not compatibility issues. Installation was easy and you can either install it via the IP address or via the app available from TP-Link, the app is better at discovering the switch if you are unsure what IP address has been allocated to the switch.

Does exactly what it says on the box, great price, no complaints - why look for something fancy when all you need is plug and play!

Got this device to replace an older netgear 8port switch. Hassle free set up, literally plug and go. Device is larger than expected, consider the specs and layout of your access point cabnet(if your set up is in a wall resess panel and not a a desk). Beyond that works as it should.

Not much smarts, its simply a fast, dumb switch. Nice durable case. Built-in power supply, and uses a (included) plain utility plug. I had intended to buy the next model up which would have some smarts. Plug this in, it switches.

Compré este TP-Link de 16 puertos Gigabit no gestionable para centralizar todas las conexiones Ethernet de mi vivienda y no puedo estar más contento. La instalación ha sido totalmente plug & play: del router va directamente al switch y desde ahí reparto la red por cable a todas las habitaciones desde el cuadro de comunicaciones. En cuestión de minutos estaba todo funcionando sin tocar configuraciones ni software. Aspectos que más valoro: • Velocidad real Gigabit en todos los puertos. Las transferencias entre equipos y el streaming 4K funcionan sin cortes. • Total estabilidad: lleva funcionando semanas 24/7 sin un solo cuelgue. • Silencioso (no tiene ventilador), perfecto para tenerlo dentro de un armario o cuadro eléctrico. • Buen acabado y tamaño compacto, cabe sin problemas en un rack o mueble de comunicaciones. • Excelente relación calidad-precio para la cantidad de puertos que ofrece. Si quieres montar una red cableada en casa o en una oficina pequeña y necesitas muchos puertos sin complicarte la vida, este switch es una compra totalmente recomendable. Para mí ha sido la solución perfecta para distribuir Internet por toda la vivienda de forma estable y rápida.

This thing is all it needs to be in a tiny, low power package. Already have 5 devices using it religiously with 3 of them being 24/7 servers with port forwarding. Zero hiccups and everything I needed it to do was straightforward and just worked. Recovery from power outages is very fast. Boots up in no time. Having the ability to hang it on the wall was also great and helped save space. No brainer purchase for my setup. Highly recommend.

The functions are great