Unmanaged switches are amazing for the way you plug them in and they just work. No fussing no nothing, just works. My only advice is to draw out ur network as he does and know how many ports at what speed you need before you start shopping for one. Great video, I like that you include networking content.
more networking content with NAS systems please, i didnt quite fully understand this video but im new to owning a synology nas so has opened my eyes to possibilities
A couple comments. First your diagram lists everything as GBe... it should be GbE. B=Byte, b=bit. Second, why are the two NASes connected with both of their ports to the switch? Device-to-switch connections can only utilise a single link. You're not going to get a 5GbE connection by using both ports.
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I bought the D-link DMS-106xt for my switch. A bit pricey but it does have a single 10gb port and 5 x 2.5g ports.. Later down the road when I can afford a 8 x10gbe port switch then I can expand my network without worries. But as of right now, 10g and even 25/40g is just too expensive for my wallet.
I'm new to networking so I apologize if this is a dumb question I am in the process of figuring out how to wire my new house with ethernet finally starting from scratch properly I'm interested in getting a new Switch with cat6a cabling I understand getting a two and a half gig switch however is it worth getting a two and a half gig switch let's say a 24 Port switch or larger if my internet service provider gives me 1 GB download and 1 GB upload I don't get 2 GB or faster is it still worth buying a two and a half gig switch?
Rarely are you going to hit 1Gbps transfer rate in a daily basis.. save the 6a for the longest running node or from the ONT to your office.. and go with Cat6 for everything else cat6 cables with current protocols are good for 5Gbps. Regarding the 2.5 Switch it just has to have a couple ports... as long as it has enough transfer rate good for most of the 1Gbps devices working simultaneously you are good to go.
If you plug both LAN cables from the NAS to the switch, you NEED to configure "Port Teaming" to aggregate the port speed. Otherwise, it will use one or the other and not both!.
I know, i am asking for something unusual here !! I will appreciate if you can honor my humble request. Make/ build pc using i7 7740x processor, in current scenario of pc components !! I do video editing in Premiere, color grading in davinciresolve, 3d simulation in Houdini as a freelancer and Lil bit of graphic design as doodling... as and when get time.
*BUYER BEWARE* This is 2.5Gb each port, so,if you want to choose a different brand or want more port, pay close attention to what each port is capable of handling. Looking at some other switches claiming 10Gb ports, but when you read the description, that is only two out of X ports with the rest only 1Gb. So be careful and read what the switch can actually do. I went looking for an alternative as I want more than five ports.
@@theTechNotice yes, but I wanted a 10x2.5G or 16x with at least half at 2.5G And what I found was, when you go from 5 to 10 or greater, most list only 2x2.5G and the remaining ports at 1G. It is nigh impossible to find what I needed. The title leads one to believe they (or most) are 2.5G when that is not true when reading the detailed description. So my comment was, if anyone wants more than a 5 port switch; which you’ve shown here, be careful and don’t wind up with less 2.5G ports than one intended to get.
It depends on how many device you want to connect to either the internet or each other. If they cannot be connected or connected fast enough to all the ports on your router, then that is. Good reason for a switch. There are 1gb switches available if your router has only one 1gb port and you want to connect more devices at that speed, or if you can’t plug all your devices into your router at the same time. Best wishes!
Unmanaged switch, so you don’t need drivers? Serious, have you ever seen a switch that required drivers? Unmanaged means you can’t do things like creating V-Lan (Virtual Lans to separate network traffic) or trunking ports (combining ports to present as 1 fast port). Managed switches will have a built in web interface (or terminal via a serial port) to configure settings. You connect both NAS ports to the switch. I highly doubt that this actually works. Your switch and NAS need to support trunking for that. Maybe your NAS does support it, if it’s an expensive one. But your switch definitely doesn’t support it. Too bad you didn’t show the results of your network setup.
I like your content on your channel ...Fyi it's router not rooter a rooter could be used in a garden to do something to roots a router routes network trafic
I think this setup isn't really necessary in this case. There is only one usefull 2.5Gb connection and that's the NAS to Editing PC. In this case you can add the switching functionality to the NAS by doing direct connections to the two PCs. Just add a cheap NIC to have Internet connectivity.
@@lukas_ls By having two Ethernet connections on both the client and the NAS connected, we can combine the speeds of the dual 2.5-Gigabit Ethernet ports to up to 5 Gbps.
@@ASUSTOR_YT consulta? El asustor as6604t se supone q los 4gb de ram no vienen soldados, esos 4 gb se puede reemplazar x 8 gb de memoria ddr4 sodimm de 2666Mhz y ademas expandir otros 8 gb de ram ddr4 sodimm a 2666Mhz para tener un total de ram de 16 gb ddr4 sodimm a 2666MHz? Gracias
Capable of reaching 2.5 and 5 Gbps using the large installed base of Cat5e and Cat6 cabling, NBASE-T solutions enable users to accelerate their networks in the most cost-effective, least disruptive manner.
1:10 to 1:16. " wifi ROOTER" no..." router " is pronouced ( router...because it ROUTES..things...it doesn't ROOT anything). And It isn't even SPELLED as " rooter". (facepalms)
@@leighwhitehead2594 Maybe messed up Brit or Canadian english..sure ROUTER is pronounced " rou ter" ROOTER is a device involving in digging out something...not ROUT....ing a networking involved signal. Not rocket science.
@@leighwhitehead2594 wtf is the point of spelling it " router' if your d umb @$$ is going yp pronounce it wrongly as a plumbimg product? Look get it ok...you didnt pass grade school....noy my fault npr problem kid Go back and retake it And by the way...the word " little " is pronounced the same yet only with a single lettet " t "in it Not " lii uuul " as you all love trying to ignore the letter " t" like idiots.
Unmanaged switches are amazing for the way you plug them in and they just work. No fussing no nothing, just works. My only advice is to draw out ur network as he does and know how many ports at what speed you need before you start shopping for one.
Great video, I like that you include networking content.
more networking content with NAS systems please, i didnt quite fully understand this video but im new to owning a synology nas so has opened my eyes to possibilities
Why would you connect NAS 1 with two cakes when unmanaged switches don’t support aggregation
Great review as always!
I would suggest in 2024 to get 8 port switch with 10 gb sfp+ switch so input at 10 gbs can be added with same price.
Once you added the switch. Why did the NAS need to use up two switches? Is this somehow increasing speed?
I skipped 2.5GB and went straight to 10GB. Qnap TS-1635AX with a Qnap 10GB switch. It's a different world when transferring large amounts of data!
A couple comments.
First your diagram lists everything as GBe... it should be GbE. B=Byte, b=bit.
Second, why are the two NASes connected with both of their ports to the switch? Device-to-switch connections can only utilise a single link. You're not going to get a 5GbE connection by using both ports.
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WOW, You're fast, Marco! :)
Well Done an THX for your great Content ! Why you connect the NAS twice with 2.5gb port on your Switch ?
Because then 2x computers can have 2.5G at the same time otherwise 2.5g gets /2 and only 1.25G per computer.
@@theTechNotice sounds reasonable :) thx you for your answer.
@@theTechNotice That's not how unmanaged switches work though.
can u suggest me for architectural walkthrough rendering system (used softwares 3ds max & vary ) AMD or intel CPU rendering
The modem cable should be in the 1st place then the nas. After that you can plug the rest of the cables in the switch as you want to.
I bought the D-link DMS-106xt for my switch. A bit pricey but it does have a single 10gb port and 5 x 2.5g ports.. Later down the road when I can afford a 8 x10gbe port switch then I can expand my network without worries. But as of right now, 10g and even 25/40g is just too expensive for my wallet.
this is really cool but How do add NAS files to your PC search index ?
google Mapping Neetwork Drive on ***** (Your NAS name)
If I understand correctly, you are connecting the NAS to your switch with two cables - instead of one - because you want to use link aggregation?
Actually that is not recommended and after the video I changed that because link aggregation doesn't work through the switch;)
I'm new to networking so I apologize if this is a dumb question I am in the process of figuring out how to wire my new house with ethernet finally starting from scratch properly I'm interested in getting a new Switch with cat6a cabling I understand getting a two and a half gig switch however is it worth getting a two and a half gig switch let's say a 24 Port switch or larger if my internet service provider gives me 1 GB download and 1 GB upload I don't get 2 GB or faster is it still worth buying a two and a half gig switch?
Rarely are you going to hit 1Gbps transfer rate in a daily basis.. save the 6a for the longest running node or from the ONT to your office.. and go with Cat6 for everything else cat6 cables with current protocols are good for 5Gbps.
Regarding the 2.5 Switch it just has to have a couple ports... as long as it has enough transfer rate good for most of the 1Gbps devices working simultaneously you are good to go.
If you plug both LAN cables from the NAS to the switch, you NEED to configure "Port Teaming" to aggregate the port speed. Otherwise, it will use one or the other and not both!.
Could also be called a manifold.
I went with a 10 GB ethernet switch and upgraded my main PCS with a 10 gigabit Ethernet pcie card
I know, i am asking for something unusual here !! I will appreciate if you can honor my humble request. Make/ build pc using i7 7740x processor, in current scenario of pc components !! I do video editing in Premiere, color grading in davinciresolve, 3d simulation in Houdini as a freelancer and Lil bit of graphic design as doodling... as and when get time.
*BUYER BEWARE* This is 2.5Gb each port, so,if you want to choose a different brand or want more port, pay close attention to what each port is capable of handling.
Looking at some other switches claiming 10Gb ports, but when you read the description, that is only two out of X ports with the rest only 1Gb.
So be careful and read what the switch can actually do. I went looking for an alternative as I want more than five ports.
This is 5x 2.5G ports. 👍
@@theTechNotice yes, but I wanted a 10x2.5G or 16x with at least half at 2.5G And what I found was, when you go from 5 to 10 or greater, most list only 2x2.5G and the remaining ports at 1G. It is nigh impossible to find what I needed. The title leads one to believe they (or most) are 2.5G when that is not true when reading the detailed description.
So my comment was, if anyone wants more than a 5 port switch; which you’ve shown here, be careful and don’t wind up with less 2.5G ports than one intended to get.
This is confusing 😕 I don't need this if only 1 gb
Huh?
It depends on how many device you want to connect to either the internet or each other. If they cannot be connected or connected fast enough to all the ports on your router, then that is. Good reason for a switch. There are 1gb switches available if your router has only one 1gb port and you want to connect more devices at that speed, or if you can’t plug all your devices into your router at the same time.
Best wishes!
Unmanaged switch, so you don’t need drivers? Serious, have you ever seen a switch that required drivers? Unmanaged means you can’t do things like creating V-Lan (Virtual Lans to separate network traffic) or trunking ports (combining ports to present as 1 fast port). Managed switches will have a built in web interface (or terminal via a serial port) to configure settings. You connect both NAS ports to the switch. I highly doubt that this actually works. Your switch and NAS need to support trunking for that. Maybe your NAS does support it, if it’s an expensive one. But your switch definitely doesn’t support it. Too bad you didn’t show the results of your network setup.
I like your content on your channel ...Fyi it's router not rooter a rooter could be used in a garden to do something to roots a router routes network trafic
🤣👍🤦
I think this setup isn't really necessary in this case. There is only one usefull 2.5Gb connection and that's the NAS to Editing PC. In this case you can add the switching functionality to the NAS by doing direct connections to the two PCs. Just add a cheap NIC to have Internet connectivity.
the NAS has no expansion slots. so you're stuck with only 2x 2.5Gb...
@@theTechNotice Well that's a small problem then. But if you don't plan on expanding the number of PCs it shouldn't be an issue.
@@lukas_ls By having two Ethernet connections on both the client and the NAS connected, we can combine the speeds of the dual 2.5-Gigabit Ethernet ports to up to 5 Gbps.
@@ASUSTOR_YT consulta? El asustor as6604t se supone q los 4gb de ram no vienen soldados, esos 4 gb se puede reemplazar x 8 gb de memoria ddr4 sodimm de 2666Mhz y ademas expandir otros 8 gb de ram ddr4 sodimm a 2666Mhz para tener un total de ram de 16 gb ddr4 sodimm a 2666MHz? Gracias
@@ASUSTOR_YT since when does an unmanaged switch support aggregation? That’s something you have to configure on both sides
The other one...that made me laugh
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You'll also need at least an ethernet 6a cable to transfer at those high speeds if I'm not mistaken, otherwise the ethernet cable is a bottleneck.
Capable of reaching 2.5 and 5 Gbps using the large installed base of Cat5e and Cat6 cabling, NBASE-T solutions enable users to accelerate their networks in the most cost-effective, least disruptive manner.
Okay but now your nas transfer speeds are limited to 1gigabit i stead of 2.5gigabit, when you could just stack a second switch.....
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review your router ....
It's reviewed on the Asus X570 ProArt motherboard video ;)
1:10 to 1:16. " wifi ROOTER" no..." router " is pronouced ( router...because it ROUTES..things...it doesn't ROOT anything). And It isn't even SPELLED as " rooter". (facepalms)
In English it's pronounced ROOTER....🙄
@@leighwhitehead2594 Maybe messed up Brit or Canadian english..sure
ROUTER is pronounced " rou ter"
ROOTER is a device involving in digging out something...not ROUT....ing a networking involved signal.
Not rocket science.
@@motoryzen messed up Brit!? HAHA...or bastardized American gibberish.
You say Potatoe, I say Potato.
There it is.....get a grip.
@@leighwhitehead2594 wtf is the point of spelling it " router' if your d umb @$$ is going yp pronounce it wrongly as a plumbimg product?
Look get it ok...you didnt pass grade school....noy my fault npr problem kid
Go back and retake it
And by the way...the word " little " is pronounced the same yet only with a single lettet " t "in it
Not " lii uuul " as you all love trying to ignore the letter " t" like idiots.