D-Link DGS-2205 5-Port 10/100/1000 Desktop Switch by D-Link Systems, Inc.
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Digital camera reviews of D-Link DGS-2205 5-Port 10/100/1000 Desktop Switch
Digital camera Review: D-link is god for a Mac network
Summary: 5 Stars
no problems with setup and worked right out of the box.
using it to run two HP printers and one iMac internet.
airport extreme is the router for laptop, and printer server for CanonS900.
Digital camera Review: DGS-2205 1gb switch
Summary: 5 Stars
I replaced an older d-link 10/100 switch on my phone company's fiberoptic incoming line. This unit has increased the speed of the connection. I also have better communication to my HP ColorLaserJet 2605dn network printer. Overall its a very nice unit.Digital camera Review: DGS-2205 Decent value but...
Summary: 3 Stars
Pros:
Low price.
Small footprint.
Energy saving.
Cons:
"Store and forward" operation can slow down transfers.
Speed indicators must be viewed head on to distinguish 100M from 1000M.
Activity indicator have no holdover, tough to notice low traffic.
Digital camera Review: Decent, except for power supply
Summary: 3 Stars
Since they were available for cheap from various sales over the last 2 years, I bought a couple. Then one died, and I chalked it up as a fluke and bought another since it was by far the cheapest gigabit switch I could find to replace it. Today, #2 died.
Same symptoms: power light goes on, nothing else. Swapped the other still working DGS 2205 from the not-as-widely-used network (I have 3 gigabit switches in the house in various rooms), and turns out it's the power supply that failed, NOT the switch. Got the "spare" power supply from the one that died last year (I keep power supplies, I'm constantly re-using them), and slap-in-the-face #2: it's dead too - I recycled the wrong part last year. ARGH. That'll teach me to assume power supplies are no longer a common point of failure..
Grabbed a different (adjustable) power supply. Switch didn't like 4.5V, but is back up and happily running at 6V for now. So, in 2 years, 2 dead power supplies out of 3. Time to buy another power supply.. Wish I'd kept the (probably) working switch.
All 3 models were the "new" 5v models someone suggested one should get. I'm now wondering if they under-specced the 5v supplies, and are over-stressing them, trying too hard to be "green" and actually causing MORE e-waste in the end..
Such is life when you buy cheap consumer-level products.. At least, a new power supply is < $10.
Digital camera Review: Did it all!
Summary: 5 Stars
Great product! Joined my Directv DVR with a wireless game adapter and a Sony Blue Ray disc player. Plug and play. Worked instantly!