Today, we have a Mokerlink 4+2 switch option. The Mokerlink 2G040210GS is an unmanaged 2.5GbE switch with four ports of 2.5GbE and two ports of SFP+. This is an inexpensive switch from a company that many have seen recently, so we have a quick review to keep our series going. This is going to be a big week on STH, so we have one of the simpler switches in our series for review.
If you want to check the current pricing, we purchased this from Amazon. Here is an affiliate link to the one we bought.
Mokerlink 2G040210GS Overview
We first covered this switch in our 2024 Mega round-up, which you can find here:
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Mokerlink 2G040210GS Hardware Overview
On the front of the switch, one can see four 2.5GbE ports and two SFP+ 10GbE ports. These are not PoE ports, which is a bit of a bummer. Some lower-cost 4+2 switches offer PoE at around this port count and price range.
There are no rackmount ears on this one, but it is a very short-depth chassis.
On both sides, there are vents.
The rear has a DC 12V power input and no grounding point. We have seen some switches recently with internal power supplies, but this is not one of them.
On the bottom, we get a standard label and wall mounting points.
Inside the switch, we can see one of the smaller 4+2 boards and that the case is just slightly larger than the PCB.
Here is a view of the simple board inside the switch. These 4+2 switches are single-chip solutions making them pretty simple.
This is a fanless switch, with a heatsink on the switch chip that is larger than some of the others we have seen recently.
Next, let us get to management, performance, and power consumption.
Briefly mentioning any downsides or limitations of the switch (e.g., unmanaged) could give readers a more balanced perspective.
As I’m learning more about networking, will something like this be able to handle packets that are VLAN tagged? Like if I can figure out how to tag my IoT in a VLAN and my router and main managed switch can deal with them, will an unmanaged switch like this pass then through in tact?
Almost every switch you find today will respect VLAN tagging. But you’ll have to manage it on another router or managed switch.
Should we be concerned about these no name, lo name suppliers? I’ve seen some managed 2.5GbE switches on Amazon, and have concerns about traffic being reported back to some unscrupulous manufacturers.
I have one of this brand 5 port 2.5gbe with one 10gb sfp+ its a manage switch everything works, my vlan works but vlan port trunking or they call it lacp will not work.