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Hi All

I am in the midst of upgrading the house and running CAT6 EVERYWHERE this will be connected to 3-4 pc's 5-6 TV's a couple security cameras plus phones tablets etc etc, I am looking for a network switch that will allow gaming, streaming movies camera recording kids to play on thier tablets/phones etc I have found
https://www.4cabling.com.au/tplink-jetstream-tl-sg3424p.html
This looks like it will do the trick easily just wanted to double check, I will be buying 2 as 24 port wont be enough, will any of this be a problem?? will be a fiber link between switches

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That seems insane for what you need. $1500 for 2 switches for maybe 12 wired devices? Phones, tablets, etc, are all WIFI so they don't need any ports, so why do you need 48 ports?

I have over 40 wired and wireless devices streaming twitch, gaming, streaming media, music, surfing, chromecasting all over the house with 5 users running through mostly cheap a few $25 8 port gigabit switches, some routers turned into access points, etc, and have no issues with still hitting 99% of my bandwidth on the further node going from modem to router to router to switch to switch to switch through 10 year old cables with no clips left on the end of them so they're held in with zip ties. lol.
 
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Netgear, ZyXel and Cisco make 48-50 port PoE switches, unless you need the switches at opposite ends of the house. Seems like that fiber link could be a bottleneck unless it's 10gigabit.

Seems like a bad time to buy any more than you need too, as 2.5 and 5gigabit are right around the corner.
 
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First and foremost, if you dont already have the cable I would advise getting Cat6a over Cat6. Cat6 really does not provide any extra performance over cat5e. That is why they quickly went from 4x to 1.2 x the price of cat5e because no one would buy it.

That switch is very overkill for what your needs sound like. An unmanaged switch would be just fine and just use QoS on router to prioritize internet traffic.
I personally use this switch which is a "half" managed switch that is not as configurable as cisco or enterprise fully managed L2 switches but does provide VLAN, QoS, nic/port teaming, as well as 12 ports POE: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GG1ADLS/ref=twister_B01M3Z2UD9?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
 
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Thanks for the reply's guys

I already have the cat6 cable, Im a sparky by trade so i fit a LOT of cat6 off and have been collecting it for a while to do up the house.

so here are some more accurate plans of what im thinking of doing, because I spend so much time in houses redoing work I like to try and future proof things as much as I can.

3 bedrooms, 3 ports behind TV in each bedroom 1 for TV 1 for raspberry 1 x spare (easier to run it now)
1 Study with 3 behind TV 4 behind computer (PC, Printer, POE Phone, spare)
3 lounge rooms 3 TV's
theater room, media PC, VR PC, projector, TV, NAS, Modem, playstation so 7-8 ports (this is where the rack will be)
4 POE security cameras

TOTAL: 30ish

Let me know what you think but by the sounds of it un managed 48port switch
 
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A good router as the backbone, un managed 48 port switch, few access points plugged into those ports to help spread internet around. And you may have 30 ports, but how many would be used all at the same time. That's what your true traffic is. Printer? Next to nothing, not like it's printing 1GB PDF's 24/7. If you're in the bedroom, you might not be watching the projector or playing playstation. If you're in serious movie mode, then no playstation, etc, etc. Great to have that many ports, but not all will be saturated at once. I have 3 AVR's in my house. Other than firmware updates or the odd spotify stream, they don't do anything, so no traffic.

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56 clients current connected in my house, again with a router, several old routers, $20 switches and 10-15 year old home made cat5-ish cables and I still can get near gigabit transfers between PC's and 95%+ of my bandwidth that I pay for.
 
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And this is the currently connected devices on my LAN:
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Phones, Kindle, cameras, security cam DVR...not counted here.
When the kids and grandkids show up, that count doubles.

5/8/16 port switches, some daisy chained, MOCA devices for ethernet elsewhere...
All hardwired devices get at least the advertised 75/75 from Verizon. WiFi gets whatever, depending on distance. But never 'unacceptable'.
 
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Well....we've come down from your initial thought of 2 x 24 port switches @ $750 each.

Whatever 10/100/1000 24 x 2 or 48 port is available in your area and budget is fine.

Or....a 24 port, and a few 5 or 8 ports in remote locations.
Whatever works for you.

Basically, what we're saying is...there is no need to go overboard on this, and don't overthink it.
 
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That's still better. The 700-800 $ ones are getting into huge networks transferring GB files all day, running VM's over the LAN, etc. You'll be fine, although 2x24's linked together still would give 99% of the throughput for your uses. Your call in the end, but you don't need a near $1000 router for your uses regardless.
 
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Here's a thought:

A single Cat6 wire to each room. Which is probably covered by a single 24 port.
In each room, a cheap 5 or 8 port as needed to connect devices.

Not everything has to talk directly to a single large switch. Daisy chain is absolutely no problem.
 
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I have been saving leftovers for a couple months at work so have all the cable and ends ready to go for free so am not too fussed, only have to pay for the switches so this way will be cheaper for me and probably better in the long run
 
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I like to future proof things :) im sure in the future ill be running more things around the house, eventually I would like to add all the lights to the switch aswell so they can be operated by our phones aswell as the pool pump timer etc, So i figure get more ports than I need so it will be cheaper in the future.
 
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I prefer to "future proof" by conceptualizing what parts might be added or changed in the future, rather than trying to build it all at once.

If I need more ports, add another switch. This gives the flexibility of adding that device where it is needed, rather than an uber large thing in a central place.
This also gives the flexibility of adding some new protocol as they become available.
A few years ago, POE/powerline/MOCA wasn't really a thing in the DIY consumer space. What will be new and faster in 5-10 yrs? No idea.

And soon, we may all be pulling out all that Cat5E/6/6A/7/coax to run fiber through the house.
Conduits...:)

Tomorrow, I'm installing a new 4 camera POE system, with dedicated DVR. All outside cameras.
Rewiring from the current BNC connection cameras and DVR will be easy, because all the current wires go through a central conduit from inside to outside.
Eventually, I'll be adding a couple of mega def POE PTZ cameras.
Again, wiring will be easy....conduit.
 
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