Unmanaged switch internal network

[rhbvkleef]

I bought this unmanaged gigabit switch (TL-SG1008D) and it refuses to assign internal network ip's. Is there any way I can create an internal network with this switch and have a gigabit connection with my nas without it going over the internet? I am really bummed this switch is not creating an internal lan network.

 

[Someone Somewhere]

Unmanaged switches never include DHCP servers, as there would be no way to disable it and you can't have more than one DHCP server on a network.

You'll need to either set up static addresses, or connect a device with a DHCP server (your NAS likely has the option to enable one).

 

[rhbvkleef]

Unmanaged switches never include DHCP servers, as there would be no way to disable it and you can't have more than one DHCP server on a network.

You'll need to either set up static addresses, or connect a device with a DHCP server (your NAS likely has the option to enable one).

I cannot do this with the nas unfortunately... I currently have quickly grabbed an old 100mbps router from somewhere to get it working. If you configure static IP's, can I then directly through the switch access other computers!? How do I configure it then?

 

[Someone Somewhere]

You'd need to set a static IP on both your computer and the NAS, in the same subnet. 192.168.1.x is common - use different 'x's for each device.

The other thing you can do is connect your router to the switch with an ethernet cable, then each of your PC and your NAS to the switch.

This will give you Gigabit speeds between your PC and NAS, but only 100Mb/s between your PC and router. The DHCP from your router will work properly.

That's the best option.

 

[rhbvkleef]

You'd need to set a static IP on both your computer and the NAS, in the same subnet. 192.168.1.x is common - use different 'x's for each device.

The other thing you can do is connect your router to the switch with an ethernet cable, then each of your PC and your NAS to the switch.

This will give you Gigabit speeds between your PC and NAS, but only 100Mb/s between your PC and router. The DHCP from your router will work properly.

That's the best option.

I have tested that theory with a raspberry pi in place of the nas, since I dont have my nas yet. and I used iperf to measure link speed and I got 45Mbits per second transfer speed when connected like the following, the router serves as DHCP:

modem
|
router
|
switch
| |
PI PC

Am I doing something wrong? It seems like it only gets the max link speed of my router?

 

[Someone Somewhere]

The RPi only has a 100Mb/s ethernet controller, and it's a pretty awful one at that.

 

[rhbvkleef]

The RPi only has a 100Mb/s ethernet controller, and it's a pretty awful one at that.

But it should* get gigabit speeds? I will test this with another pc, but until then, I will believe it will be gigabit speeds! I really hope this is gonna work! Thank you very much!

EDIT:
Verified that it works: got 505mbps: proves that it works! Great! Thank you very very very much!