Overall Satisfaction with D-Link Ethernet Switches
We have been using D-link Ethernet Switches for a long time now and we have both flavors of them, managed and unmanageable with Power Over Ethernet and without Power Over Ethernet as well. They are mainly being used at the access layer of our organization and users and other end devices are directly connected to them, then they are uplinked to the distribution and core layer.
- Easy to use GUI
- Inexpensive
- Available in a different number of ports.
- Support for copper as well as fiber ports.
- Available in gigabit ethernet and above speeds as well.
- Hangs under heavy traffic load.
- Spanning-tree is disabled by default, which can cause loops.
- D-link loop detection feature is disabled by default as well.
- NTP is not available in smaller models.
- It has low impact on budget.
- It has caused loops in the network.
- Sometimes the GUI hangs and switch becomes unavailable.
Cisco Catalyst Switches are top of the line when it comes to enterprise-grade network switches. They can handle large amounts of traffic with no impact on forwarding and they have all the features needed to manage and monitor in an enterprise environment. On the other hand, D-link Ethernet Switches lack some features and they do not perform well under heavy loads of traffic.
Do you think D-Link Ethernet Switches delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with D-Link Ethernet Switches's feature set?
Yes
Did D-Link Ethernet Switches live up to sales and marketing promises?
I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process
Did implementation of D-Link Ethernet Switches go as expected?
I wasn't involved with the implementation phase
Would you buy D-Link Ethernet Switches again?
No
Using D-Link Ethernet Switches
Pros | Cons |
---|---|
Relatively simple Quick to learn Convenient Familiar | Do not like to use |
- Easy to use GUI.
- Plug and play in a small environment.
- Gigabit ethernet support.
- Loop detection
- Centralized management
- Changing management Vlan