04 - Network Switches & Ethernet - Home Networking 101

Home Networking 101 is the ultimate beginner's guide to everything you need to know about home networking! In this video, we're coving network switches including where a network switch fits into your network, what to look for when buying a network switch, the different types of switches available, and finally some general switch recommendations for your home network. How to terminate Ethernet cables: https://youtu.be/2OLeNqsNATQ Switch recommendations (affiliate): 5-port unmanaged switches TP-Link: https://geni.us/xjzLdw NetGear: https://geni.us/nW7y 5-port managed switches Ubiquiti Flex Mini: https://store.ui.com/us/en/pro/category/all-switching/products/usw-flex-mini 8-port managed switches TP-Link: https://geni.us/AAUULV NetGear: https://geni.us/pIIt Ubiquiti: https://store.ui.com/us/en/pro/category/all-switching/products/usw-lite-8-poe Timecodes 00:00 Intro 01:33 What is a network switch? 01:59 Switch infrastructure examples 03:55 Hardwire as much as possible! 05:35 What to look for when choosing a network switch 06:34 Port speeds 07:48 SFP ports 08:41 Managed vs. Unmanaged switches 10:02 Port mirroring 10:24 Link aggregation 10:40 Layer 2 vs. Layer 3 switches 12:16 VLANs 14:21 Power over Ethernet (PoE) 16:29 Ethernet cables 19:42 Network switch recommendations Buy me a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/crosstalk Crosstalk Discord: https://discord.gg/crosstalksolutions Follow me on: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/crosstalksol - Facebook: https://fb.me/crosstalksolutions - Instagram: https://instagram.com/crosstalksolutions - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@crosstalksolutions - LinkedIn: https://goo.gl/j2Ucgg Crosstalk Solutions - RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS: https://crosstalksolutions.com/recommendations/ Amazon Wish List: http://a.co/7dRXc67 Crosstalk Solutions offers best practice phone systems and network/wireless infrastructure design/deployment. Visit https://www.CrosstalkSolutions.com for more info!