NETGEAR GS108 ProSafe 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Desktop Switch by Netgear
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Digital camera reviews of NETGEAR GS108 ProSafe 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Desktop Switch
Digital camera Review: Disappointing - Netgear aint what it used to be... :-(
Summary: 1 Stars
I used to swear by Netgear during my years of corporate IT servitude, but it seems that they've really abandoned any quality goals when it comes to their consumer grade equipment. This is the third (and last) piece of almost brand new Netgear equipment that is sitting in my parts closet unused.
Every couple of hours it will disconnect all the users/devices attached to it. This disconnect would last anywhere from 15 seconds to a minute or more. Definitely puts a kink in large file transfers, video streaming and online gaming.
I got a D-Link gigabit switch to replace it and couldn't be happier. D-Link DGS-2208 8-Port 10/100/1000 Desktop Switch I must admit I prefer the build and look of the Netgear (it's solid and the rear facing LEDs are great) as opposed to the D-Link's plasticky lightness, but it's all about performance, not looks now, isn't it?
Digital camera Review: Disconnects All Systems and Dies
Summary: 1 Stars
I am unbelievably frustrated by this product. I had this connected to a firewall to connect two computers into a subnet. Every 5 to 15 minutes the switch simply disconnects everything attached to it. At the switch all lights except power are turned off. The only way to recover the network is to power the switch off and on, and then the problem repeats again in 5 to 15 minutes.
I tried removing each computer from the switch to see if that changed the result and it did not. I then tried to swap a brand-new-in-box GS108 in as a substitute and I get the identical result. So the defect is in the unit's firmware or in its design, but such a gross defect from a major network company is totally unacceptable.
Do not entrust this switch to any mission critical task. I had to come into the office at 1am on Sunday night to debug this and find a reliable temporary substitute.
Digital camera Review: Disconnects all computers every few hours.
Summary: 1 Stars
Very disappointed. I have other Netgear components on the network that have worked flawlessly for years, but this particular model does indeed have the issue many people have reported about disconnects. I could see how an average email checking / web surfing user would not care much about it, but I use software for work that requires a full restart when disconnected, so this switch drives me absolutely crazy.
Every few hours everything attached to it just disconnects, as if they are plugged into nothing. Sometimes it comes back up in about 2 minutes, about 25% of the time I need to unplug the unit and plug it back in to get it to reconnect to the computers again. I am back on Amazon to find a different switch and figured I'd warn everyone that this one is headed for the trash bin here. I still believe Netgear makes a great product, just this particular unit is flawed. Funny sidenote, actually disconnected me two times while writing this, don't think it wanted me to warn everyone about it. :-)
Digital camera Review: Don't buy these!
Summary: 1 Stars
I read a review on the smart version of this switch, and I'll not be buying one of them now. That review said to buy one of these. Don't! I paid for two, they got super hot, and flashing lights of doom till they would not start again. I ordered replacement caps after reading reviews on these. Now one of my set of two works again. It still gets hot, and flashes the lights of doom. The other just never worked again. If you want to try some soldering, and buy some new caps. You might get one that works some times.
updated: I find it very odd that some people are voteing these 1 star reviews down. By all means, if you would like to waste your money. Buy these up! If you like things that stop working, or you love fixing defective products for netgear. This is for you. It amazes me how self destructive people are.
Digital camera Review: Easy to use network upgrade
Summary: 5 Stars
If you transfer large files to/from another computer or NAS this is an appropriate upgrade. I need to transfer upwards of 20GB regularly and was tired of waiting for it to complete using the good-old standard 10/100 ethernet gear.
When configured properly, this cut my transfer times by an order of magnitude as one would expect. I just had to make sure the NAS was setup to handle jumbo frames. If you don't to this, it is likely you will not notice a performance improvement.
The switch was ready right out of the box. No configuration was necessary unless you really want to use the management features.