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I’m getting more people asking me to look at their computer because they hear that I am an “IT guru”(their words, not mine). I’ve started charging for this, but I am getting tired of disconnecting my personal computer to work on theirs. This being said, I’m wanting to build a small network in my home/garage.<\/p>\n
I was wondering if anyone knew of a place online or in Washington State, that had refurbished/used switches, patch panels and routers for a reasonable low cost. I’ve checked out NewEgg, but don’t know of any other place to look besides manufacturers sites. I’d appreciate any input on this.<\/p>","upvoteCount":3,"answerCount":8,"datePublished":"2014-01-06T19:58:30.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"dslong","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/dslong"},"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"
check out www.monoprice.com<\/a> for your patch panels and misc parts for there<\/p>\n<\/li>\n hardware, depending on what you’re looking to spend, ebay? you can get a 24port gig switch from hp for around 150$ with lifetime warranty (not sure what your budget is)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n another option would be a usb wireless card if you had wireless at home, quick addition to a pc you’re working on and connect it into your wifi at home<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>","upvoteCount":5,"datePublished":"2014-01-06T20:06:13.000Z","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/t/looking-to-purchase-some-networking-equipment/266709/2","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"jas","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/jas"}},"suggestedAnswer":[{"@type":"Answer","text":" I’m getting more people asking me to look at their computer because they hear that I am an “IT guru”(their words, not mine). I’ve started charging for this, but I am getting tired of disconnecting my personal computer to work on theirs. This being said, I’m wanting to build a small network in my home/garage.<\/p>\n I was wondering if anyone knew of a place online or in Washington State, that had refurbished/used switches, patch panels and routers for a reasonable low cost. I’ve checked out NewEgg, but don’t know of any other place to look besides manufacturers sites. I’d appreciate any input on this.<\/p>","upvoteCount":3,"datePublished":"2014-01-06T19:58:30.000Z","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/t/looking-to-purchase-some-networking-equipment/266709/1","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"dslong","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/dslong"}},{"@type":"Answer","text":" Just buy some wireless usb dongles and set up wifi. A spare monitor, keyboard and mouse and your good to go!<\/p>","upvoteCount":0,"datePublished":"2014-01-06T20:10:39.000Z","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/t/looking-to-purchase-some-networking-equipment/266709/3","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"littleangie","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/littleangie"}},{"@type":"Answer","text":" CXTec has some solid deals on refurb networking gear. High quality production ready.<\/p>\n