MikroTikCloud Router Switch 326-24G-2S+in with RouterOS, W125742110 (326-24G-2S+in with RouterOS L5 License, Desktop case CRS326-24G-2S+in, Managed, Gigabit Ethernet)

I was running out of Ethernet ports in my little home office. I also wanted to isolate my testing/lab environment's traffic from the rest of my apartment and prevent lab nodes from accessing the Internet.At this price point, you can't go wrong. This switch is packed with features! I highly recommend this switch to any upcoming home lab enthusiast on a budget, as long as you are okay with gigabit Ethernet ports!I connected this to a Mikrotik Hapax3 router, which does some inter-vlan routing.

Unreal features and software tools included - Highly recommended!I had to add a fan to use the 10 Gb CAT 7 Sfp as it gets too hot.I now have a 10 Gb fiber feed from house to shop and 1 Gb WAN connection. This is a hard core router and you will need to be a trained IT professional to tap its potential.I am studying hard to understand how to get three MikroTik routers to do all the things I want out of my home computer lab - I'm trying to train myself. Should have gone back to school but I'm really learning a lot.

This is the 1st time I purchased a MikroTik device. I deployed it on a customer site and have had no issues.I love the robust OS that allows for secure firewall and VPN. The customer is delighted.

This is a fantastic switch, especially given the price point and features, such as 10 GbE SFP+ interfaces and full RouterOS support (although the optional SwitchOS will likely work well for most users). I have it connected via SFP+ to an RB4011 supporting several VLANs, bonded interfaces, and many other capabilities.

This really is a great switch. I have two of them and they work really well at home. I only use it as a switch and don't try to use it as a router. I use it with VLANs, which can be very confusing to setup if coming from most consumer grade networking gear. I got it working but it took multiple hours to get it setup. And I say this as someone who has worked with computer and networking equipment for decades and my job is to write software.But still it was fun to get it figured out and working. And once it is working you can just forget about it.

I bought these managed switches to help figure out quirks in my network but apparently the previous network fabric was crappy because after installing these I have no more quirks.

Not really much else to add. Same old reliable switch, same stupid power brick, new form factor.

As always MikroTik hit nail on the head