Managing the Unmanaged Switch
Hal Martin
Today we are looking at the TP-Link TL-SG108, an 8 port Gigabit Ethernet plug-and-play desktop switch. It is a little less capable and cheaper than the usual fare here, but it does hide some interesting surprises!
Removing the two small screws on the bottom allows us to remove the top cover and see that the switch is based on the Realtek RTL8370N.
The RTL8370N is a low-cost Gigabit Ethernet switch chip first released in the mid 2010s and today is found in many low-cost 5 and 8 port gigabit...