Our 2.5GbE switch series is getting big. What started as a quick project has now touched on over 40 switches. Adding another one to that list is the YuLinca 2G06110GS we are reviewing today. This is a 5-port 2.5GbE switch with a single 10GbE port. It is also a fanless model and cheap. Let us get to the review.
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YuLinca 2G06110GS 5-port 2.5GbE 1-port 10G Fanless Switch Hardware Overview
The front of the switch has five 2.5GbE ports and then a SFP+ port that is just labeled 10G as port 6. On the subject of labels, we get the model number, but not a YuLinca brand on this switch.
Another item we do not see on this one is a switch for VLAN/ port isolation that we have seen on a few other low-cost switches. This is a basic unmanaged switch.
On the side, there is a vent.
On the other side, there is a vent and a sticker to see if it has been opened. We, of course, tore the sticker while opening it up after taking this photo.
On the back, there is not much to see other than a 12V DC power input and a grounding point.
On the bottom, we get most of the information about this switch. We also get our two mounting points often used to secure the switch to a wall, desk, or something else using screws.
We took the top off an saw a fairly common design for these types of switches.
Here is a look at the single switch chip solution. This seems to be the same switch inside as the MokerLink 2G05110GS 5-port 2.5GbE 1-port 10GbE switch we reviewed, so our advice would be to get the lowest-cost one on a given day. It is similar in layout but slightly different from other options we have seen.
Here is the close-up of the Realtek RTL 8221B PHY that both have.
Next, let us work with the switch.
STH is really going down. Reviewing the same switches over and over again. Like it was a great thing.The same chip everytime.
When will this be over?
That is somewhat the idea. We wanted to let folks see inside of these things and know which is which. We are going to add a new category in the next round-up this month, but after this we know that the MokerLink and this are effectively the same so people can price shop from there. We can see how these are different from others as well. Building a huge set of these is pretty useful.
I’ve been eyeing the MokerLink 24×2.5g/6x10g managed switch. Hope you’ll check out some other bigger switches soon. Arguably most people probably don’t need that many ports at home, but it’d be perfect for my little 4 node ceph/k8s/hyper-converged homelab with a couple extra Radxa Rock 5b nodes.
Iggy – I think we have a bigger switch that is very similar to that. Rohit and I need to get this round-up done and then move on to the bigger segments. I think we might even add a Cisco switch or two.
Have you considered presenting the data from all of these switch reviews in a tabular format?
The current roll-up review is still just a giant list which make it difficult to see what information is different between the switches.
I grabbed an 8 port all 10G managed switch for < twice the price of these unmanaged 2.5G switches a few months back. It makes one wonder why the roundup is even relevant at this point. A comparison of a couple of those and what they offer/how they perform would be useful though, as well as a couple bigger switches as mentioned.
Do any of these have PoE? I need a cheapo switch with 2.5G and PoE, with a 10G uplink (SFP+ or Base-T). Does such a thing exist yet?