Cisco-Linksys EZXS88W EtherFast 10/100 8-Port Workgroup Switch by Linksys
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Digital camera reviews of Cisco-Linksys EZXS88W EtherFast 10/100 8-Port Workgroup Switch
Digital camera Review: Shipped quickly, new item pristine condition
Summary: 5 Stars
The order was filled and shipped very quickly.
It was a new item, in pristine condition.
The product worked as described, very good network response times for the planned XBox 360 Halo fest. This unit did not assign IP addesses -- nor was it supposed to. It wasn't supposed to be a router that would offer DNS or DHCP services. Network/Game performance to the users was noticably faster than with a 4 port router we used previously.
Digital camera Review: Size differences between "compact" and "standard" Linksys components
Summary: 5 Stars
I've noticed quite a few comments related to the size difference between Cisco's compact and standard series; finally, a problem with a simple and CHEAP solution! Linksys sells a pack of very versatile plastic mounting plates that not only allows you to mount components vertically on the wall or you can stack them. When stacking the compact to the standard, you will notice the form has places for the feet of either series on each side so you can mix and match as you see fit. The box comes with a load of these, more than I can't imagine anyone including your "netties", finding a use for ALL of them, but the small expense offsets any concern about leftovers!
The Linksys description and part number for a box of these are "Wall Mount and Stacking Bracket" mo. no. SM01, the color could be described as deep grey or charcoal: Very handy, very cheap, either tough polymer or plastic, and very simple.
As for the Linksys switch above I have two and both installed easily and operate trouble free. This switch compares favorably with slightly less expensive D-Link's Desktop Switch. I'm no expert but I don't see much difference between the two with the execption of D-Link's missing "uplink" port tied into the eigth port. Both are plug and play.
Now back to my own network madness,
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Digital camera Review: Slam Dunk
Summary: 5 Stars
It is as easy as others say - I added it to my DSL system in less time than it took to read the (sparse) instruction manual.Plug in, turn on. Done
The manual devotes a whole page to CAT5 cable construction but does not say which type (straight or crossover) to use between the EZXS88 and the DSL modem. (Its straight, as are the cables between the EZXS88 and the computers).
Digital camera Review: Standard LynkSys Quality
Summary: 1 Stars
As others who have written before me, I purchased this device to replace an old 10-base HUB (D-Link, another low-cost, low-quality vendor). It worked fine for the first few days, then I started experiencing network outages from within the LAN. I tried troubleshooting everything; NIC's, cables, the computers themselves. It came down to two test systems who, when connected via a cross-over cable worked just fine. The moment I placed the Linksys EZXS88W between them, the network became flakey, not just slowing to less than 10mbps, many times disconnecting all together while the indicator lights flickered indicating it was at least trying. Replacing the Linksys switch with the old D-Link 10mbps hub the network was magically all better. ALL equipment was thoroughly checked, and the weak component was without question the Linksys switch. This is not the first Linksys item I have had the displeasure of working with, however it is both the first and last Linksys product I have personally purchased. Do yourself a favor, friend; spend the extra $50-$100 and buy a decent switch from a more reputable vendor. The money you "save" isn't worth the hassles.Digital camera Review: Terrible! Terrible! Terrible!
Summary: 1 Stars
I recently upgraded my Internet connection from my standard home connection to a business connection. My Internet service provider told me that I need to call Linksys because they need to reconfigure my router (I have a Linksys router). So I called Linksys and they told me that the free warranty period for my router already expired, but that they can still help me set up my router if I pay a service fee of $29.99.
I agreed because in order to use my new business Internet connection, I needed to reconfigure my router. After I made the payment, I spoke to a customer service agent. She walked me through the configuration process, which involved manually inputting data on my computer. When the router reconfiguration was almost done, she asked me if the green light on my router is static or blinking. I told her it is static. She then asked me if I was connected to the Internet and I told her yes, it works. She replied that this is good.
She then said that she wants to login to my computer to control my screen remotely in order to download some updates for my router. I agreed. For about 10 minutes I then saw her downloading things on my computer. She had control over it remotely. The Internet connection then went down and she asked me again if the green light on my router is static or blinking. I told her that this time it is blinking. Then for another 10 minutes she repeatedly told me to unplug the power cord on my router, wait for 90 seconds, and plug it back in. But the green light kept blinking. It never went back to static.
She then told me that the router is broken. She said it would have probably broken anyway within the next few days. I told her that it wasn't broken before I called her and before she installed additional updates. But she insisted that my router was about to break anyway. I told her that she cannot prove that and what a coincidence it is that exactly in the half hour that I was talking to her it broke. I told her that she is just making this up. I never had any problems with my router before and it was working perfectly fine, up until I called Linksys that day.
I told her that I'm very unhappy with her service, that not only I didn't get my router reconfigured so that it works with my new Internet connection, but that I paid a $29.99 service fee and now have a broken router. She told me that if I buy a new Linksys router, they would credit me $15 back. I told her that this is ridiculous and that the least she could do is refund me the $29.99 that I just paid (I didn't even ask her to give me a credit for my now broken router). She said that she can't refund me the service fee. So in sum, I paid them to help me reconfigure my router, but instead, one of their agents broke it. I will never purchase anything from Linksys again.