TP-Link 16 Port Gigabit Ethernet Network Switch, Desktop/ Wall-Mount, Fanless, Sturdy Metal w/ Shielded Ports, Traffic Optimization, Unmanaged (TL-SG116) Black

I built out my home network by running cat6 cables through my attic and into every room and fed them all into this switch that I hung up on a wall in my closet. It’s SO NICE having most of my devices hardwired to the internet via Ethernet and Ethernet ports in every room. I pay for gig speeds and this switch is easily able to manage those speeds (I’ve done speed tests across my devices and am averaging over 900mbps). Would definitely buy again.

Outstanding multi gig switch. I had a different name brand switch that would get so hot you could barely touch it. I replaced it with this one and it’s fantastic and speeds are spot on. Lightning fast 2.5 gig wired backhaul for my network and each of my mesh satellites gets full speed. I couldn’t be happier with this unmanaged switch it pretty much set it and forget it.

The device arrived and works great. If you have special instructions on shipping and it comes vis USPS, they just drop it on your front step or mailbox. Other than that, its a great device

I installed this because my old ethernet switch was limited to 1gig speed, but my internet provider is providing 2.1 Gig service. Wow, what a difference. It took no time to install and no set-up needed. Now I am in business with 2 gig speeds and I am ready in case my provider goes even faster. I saw some mention in reviews about it being difficult to mount to walls.. i used double sided tape.. no issues that way.

Upgraded my home Internet to 2 gigabit fiber, and home fileserver with SSD storage, so I bought the TP-Link 8-port TL-SG108-M2 and 5-port TL-SG105-M2 to upgrade my home network to multi-gigabit speed. It was easy to swap my old gigabit switches with these TP-Link 2.5 giggers, using my existing ethernet cables.Per-port lights made it obvious which ports run at 2.5 gigabit, 1 gigabit, and 100 megabit. I loved the fan-less design - zero noise coming from these TP-Link switches. I will never buy a fan-based switch again - they collect dust, and eventually die unless kept clean.Speed:Tested throughput extensively using iperf3 on the local network, and speedtest.net for Internet speed.LAN (local network) bandwidth tests reliably 2.3 gigabit average between two computers. Same speed when 2 computers are on the same switch, and when they are connected switch-to-switch. This was a HUGE improvement over a gigabit network which maxed out at about 0.95 gigabits.Was worried whether my investment would actually get close to 2.5 gigabit, especially switch-to-switch, but they did! Two TP-Link switches are linked with a 40-foot in-wall Cat-6 cable, and computers can get 2.3 gigabit between the two switches.Internet speed tested at 2.0 gigabit download and 910 megabit upload with Google Fiber 2 Gig!The TP-Links were fully backward compatible with 1 gigabit and 100 megabit devices and switches. Connected various slower devices including a gigabit switch (1gig), a Ubiquiti AC Lite AP (1gig), a printer (100meg), and voice-over-IP box (100meg).Heat: These TP-Link switches get slightly warm but never hot.Ethernet Adapters: Using Sabrent 2.5 Gigabit NT-S25G USB 3.0 adapters on all my computers, since none of my computers came with 2.5 gigabit as of mid-2021. I had some auto-negotiation issues on bootup, where the adapter would sync at 100 mbit or 1 gbit (not 2.5gig) when the adapter powered on. After boot, I would manually adjust the driver's speed setting from auto-negotiate to 2.5 gigabit, or 2.5 gigabit to auto-negotiate, which would re-sync at 2.5-gig with the switch. Contacted Sabrent support who also believed the issue was with the latest Realtek driver, a fix may be coming soon.Another reviewer here believed the TP-Links are responsible for auto-negotiate issues, it may be a TP-Link issue but I'm not sure. When I connected my TP-Link 2.5 gig switches to each other, they always synced at 2.5 gig. Same with the Google Fiber router's 1/2.5/5/10 port which always auto-negotiated at 2.5 gig. Only my Realtek-chip adapters would sync at lower speed on initial power-on. I figured out that by plugging my 2.5gig adapters into always-on USB 3.0 ports via USB 3.0 hub, kept the adapters locked at 2.5 gigabit even after the PC rebooted.When my adapters did sync at lower speed, a quick re-sync of the driver would fix it. On Windows, Network Connections (Control Panel), double-click the adapter, Configure, Advanced tab, Speed & Duplex, switch it to "2.5 gig full" or "auto-negotiate", either will trigger the adapter to re-try its link to the TP-Link. On Linux, after boot, run: ethtool -s enx002341234567 autoneg on advertise 0x80000000002f (replacing the enx002... with your device name)Ethernet Cables: My rooms have Jadaol flat Cat-6 cables that range in length from 1-foot to 25-feet, all worked with 2.5 gigabit. My home had professionally-installed Cat-6 in-wall cabling, with some cable lengths up to 40 feet long, all worked with 2.5 gigabit.Is this worth the price:If your Internet speed is more than 1 gigabit, then yes! If you transfer files between computers that have SSDs capable of more than 125 megabytes per second, then yes! Otherwise, no. One gigabit is plenty fast for nearly everyone's needs. If you do buy one, you can keep your existing 1 gig switch for your gigabit devices, and plug your multi-gigabit devices into one of these TP-Link 2.5 giggers.

The build quality of this product is excellent usability is excellent. I’m not sure it’s helped my system. It is a simple switch. Tt seems to have created new issues while potentially also resolving others… that may not be a product problem, I just may need a more robust switch… just make sure you understand it’s purpose and use.

Well, I got this switch sometime at the end of 2023, it lasted to the beginning of 2025. I don't think it's worth the money. I woke up one morning and my network was down, and I looked at the switch, and the only light that was on was the power light. There were no activity lights on any of the ports. I had ethernet cables connected to... so my switch died.

I bought this hub to work with my Deco BE63's. We have a really old home (125 years old) and the walls have thick plaster, chicken wire, and insulation on them. We had to have more satellites than we originally thought we would.This hub was easy to install and is helping keep everything flowing as it should. After doing some homework, I'm really glad I went ahead and decided to purchase this one.