Would this be a good network switch?

What are the project attic temps..Temps... say july-aug?

The switch is likely adequate for most home users as far as switching fabric....but the cheap ones don't tolerate a lot of heat for very long.

It's a good switch, but I'd suggest get the manageded version. It's only $30. That way you have a switch that supports VLANs if you need in the future.

I'd suggest not putting it in the attic though. Find a closet you can put this in. I wouldn't put any electronics in the attic.

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My attic is considered semi-conditioned space, spray in insulation, it only gets to 84F in Aug here in SE LA.

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I’ve got a Unifi Switch Flex in a sprayed in attic at my father in law’s house. We are currently at the one-year anniversary of deployment and no problems.


I’ve debated spraying mine. One thing in the “plus” column is that I’d feel super comfortable pulling my rack from my old CRT cabinet into the attic if it comes out anything like his did.


I wouldn’t want a switch in an attic otherwise, though, unless I were much farther north.

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I'd suggest get the manageded version. It's only $30. That way you have a switch that supports VLANs if you need in the future.

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Why do you laugh?

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your typical home user isn't worried about running multiple VLANs in their home..Odds are you're overkilling yours anyway

Just making VLANs on a switch doesn't do any good if you aren't making changes at the firewall level

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Just making VLANs on a switch doesn't do any good if you aren't making changes at the firewall level

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Disagree, simply isolating your computers and other important devices from the insecure IoT devices is always a good thing. Of course additional measures at the border should be taken, but each is a step in the process to securing things.