SODOLA 6 Port 2.5G Easy Web Managed Switch, 4 x 2.5G Base-T Ports, 2 x 10G SFP+, Static Aggregation,QoS/VLAN/IGMP, 2.5Gb Network Homelab Switch

Purchased 3x of these switches, from SOLDA to upgrade my home network. I got 2x 6 port with 2 SFP+ and one of the 8 port with 1 SFP+. I have most 2.5G RJ45 ports with cat5e on 2.5G and 1G. One of the switches tied into existing network that uses using 2x SFP+. It runs super cool compared to any other SFP switch I own. Overall the price is an excellent value saving me hundreds of dollars over name brand (for managed 2.5G switches). I have an existing Unifi network and didn't want to spend $200 more per 2.5G Unifi switch or wire in additional networking into my home. Speed: Iperf test TCP with 2 devices with 9k MTU on different ports in parallel for 30 seconds. 2.44Gb/s on one device, 2.46Gb/s on the other. UDP iperf tests showed 0% packet loss, 0.007ms jitter. Features: I am using the following features. All work well with minimal issues. VLANs tagged, native (PVID), and untagged. Jumbo frames at 9k. IGMP Snooping. 3x port LACP Trunk. RSTP with one SODOLA switch as root worked great and without any issues. QOS on Ports. Issues I faced: 1. Admin interface was at 192.168.2.1 and I am under a different subnet. I first plugged it into my PC and setup DHCP and then moved it into desired room. One thing the interface doesn't tell you is you have to go to Tools -> Save to store settings when power cycles. Lost settings a few times before realizing it. 2. My network doesn't have loops, but it went down multiple times during setup. What I found is that STP or RSTP must be enabled. 3. Don't send ICMPs to the switch. I sent 9k ICMPs to test jumbo frames and every time it crashes the management interface and has to be power cycled. All issues were very minor with workarounds.

I was a little worried about trying some of these switches as I've seen horror stories of some no names in the past. These are actually pretty great for their price. I use a few of these at home now and even purchased a big daddy 12 port version from them. All have been flawless in operation. I'll definitely be back if I need capacity.

Edited review: The unit died after 14 months. Kicker? Only has a 12 month warranty. Great! Power light blinks green. Factory reset pin doesn't help, changed power adapters and power outlet, power light only blinks green-- none of the ports are able to light up. Worked fine for 14 months, but then it died. the SFP ports would get extremely, extremely hot. That might have attributed to it dying. Bummer!!!!

I needed a media converter for my Mac Studio. But I wanted flexibility to do 1, 2.5, 5, 10Gb networking and media converters in this configuration are over twice the price of this device and are unmanaged. And not much smaller than this. I picked this up for less than $50. I got 4 ports that do all the ethernet speeds I wanted and a bonus 2 sfp+ that will do multi speed as well! I have not tested 10Gb thru put as I am still building things but it easily handles my 2Gb internet at full saturation with out ever dropping or slowing down. The web interface is pretty intuitive, although many features are turned off by default, like Spanning Tree which may effect performance. But it also has may other features shown of more expensive switches. The web interface is rather simple, but easy to navigate, and the CLI is like most router/switches with slight variations here and there that are easy to adapt. Makes for a perfect desktop switch for a power user or for someone that needs a few extra ports and wants some exapnability in the future for speeds. The only complaining is to SODOLA (what I affectionately call $50 dola, has a horrible name. but hey, the switch was less than $50 dola and it did everything it was intended to without fault.! .... now if 50dola would only make a central management software to manage multiples from a single pain of glass.....

Doesn't work in LAN as part of network. Maybe it would work as the primary switch, but as a secondary switch, couldn't get traffic to flow, seemed to create circular flows. UI not helpful to resolve (or put in 'dumb' switch mode) I've had much a better luck with their unmanaged switches which work fine. I wanted this one primarily for the two 10gbe ports to act as the link between the head and end nodes of my network. (Which consists of other SODOLA unmanaged 2.5gbe switches with single 10gbe ports)

The good: It's cheap. It works. Even as a dumb switch, it offers great value for the price. The bad: Cuts corners on security. No SSL (https) for web UI. The web management UI is as awkward as they come. The manual is less descriptive than the UI itself. The VLAN configuration feels like a CAPTCHA had a baby with a Rorschach test. But it works. And it's cheap!

First, the price and what you get for this switch are well worth it. The idea that you can get a 2.5Gbe switch, with two ten gig ports, is wild for 60 bucks, and then, on top of it being managed, is quite a crazy deal. You can find similar-priced devices, but I don't think any of them come close to being managed, nor do the ones from more high-respected brands come close to the price. This is great for a home user who needs a couple of high-power ports and can do some 10Gig in the future. I also had an issue with my switch when it arrived, and even though the company and their tech support are in China, they were accommodating and quick to reply and get the help I needed to get my switch back into working order and stopped me from replacing it. For the price, this can not be understated for the deal you get, you are not going to get the quality of something like a higher-brand switch, but the features most people would want are here, on top of having a fundamental but useable web interface for aggregation uses and whatever I assume someone would wish to. I highly recommend this for a home lab user or someone looking to start using NAS in their setup to get the higher-end speed of 2.5 GB and even ten gigs if you want to go that route.

I own 10-15 switches. Probably my least favorite. It had issues at first and I’m not sure why. Good luck finding the manual most of the time. Or the firmware. It could be my fault but the admin page half of it doesn’t load on all of my devices. I use it for backup use. But it has had issues and caused network conflicts. I would be open to trying other products. Performance wise it seems decent but it was I consistent for the first few months. I prefer my microtik, tplink, and netgear devices. They really need to fix the admin page and be less generic in their branding so it’s easier to find info on firmware and documentation.

Sono un installatore di apparati per il networking, ritengo questo switch di buon livello, soprattutto se rapportato al suo prezzo

Uno de los pocos switches a un precio accesible y administrado con 2.5 gig. Simple pero cumple su función.

It's a pretty good device for its price. For some reason, the first time it didn't remember the configuration and reset it to factory settings, but the second time, everything worked fine and it's been working flawlessly for a long time now.

Delivers full 2.5G speeds, rock-solid performance.

2.5 Gbps-Switche sind derzeit noch relativ teuer. Dieser hier ist erschwinglich und beschleunigt dan den Datenaustausch auf meinen Komponenten mit 2.5 Gbps Schnittstellen spürbar. Die maximale Geschwindigkeit wird erreicht.