• Complex_Solutions_20@alien.topB
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    11 months ago

    Nah look closer - its a switch. USB power supply and normal switch LED indicators on the ports.

    Idk why they are marketing it as a “splitter” making it sound inferior…that should make for more painful searches next time I need an actual splitter. Which can be handy for like 2x PoE cameras over 1 existing drop…and even 4K cameras will never saturate 100Mbps so its fine.

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      11 months ago

      There are 3 types of ethernet splitter - passive, active (requires power to amplify signals) and PoE splitters. This one seems to be an active ethernet splitter, thus it is powered. The LED indicators can exist in either a splitter or an ethernet switch. They can’t call a switch a splitter and vice-versa, because each device works differently than the other. Just because it is powered and has LED lights doesn’t mean it’s a switch. The old ethernet hub has LED lights and is powered, but it is not a switch.

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      11 months ago

      On amazon even normal switches have that term “splitter” in the description.

      Even the TP-link switch that /u/1sh0t1b33r posted.

      https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A128S24

      TP-Link TL-SG105, 5 Port Gigabit Unmanaged Ethernet Switch, Network Hub, Ethernet Splitter, Plug & Play, Fanless Metal Design

      They include it because its a term many naive users search for.