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: Exactly what a switch should be
Summary: 5 Stars
I am extremely pleased with this Ethernet switch. I have been using it for a couple of months now, and have not had to even think about it since I first installed it: It's just works.
Pros:
- Solid, metal packaging. Feels very well made.
- Runs cool.
- Compact design.
- No configuration or software needed.
Cons:
- A power switch might have been nice. (Very minor)
Would definitely recommend.
Digital camera Review: Excellent Unit
Summary: 5 Stars
Small, compact, gigabit router featuring a solid metal case, passive cooling (no fans), 2 LEDs per port (for connection speed, activity), a switch-mode power supply, and jumbo frames.
I love it for those reasons.
Digital camera Review: Excellent, affordable gigabit switch -- may need to tweak your settings
Summary: 5 Stars
Using the pcattcp benchmarking tool, I find I got speeds of ~11,000 KB/sec using my Netgear 10/100 router. Plugged into my new gigabit switch, I am seeing speeds of ~95,000 KB/sec (the maximum would be 122,000 KB/sec).
For those of you not in IT, you need to make sure your network cards are gigabit-capable, and that the cable throughout your house is Cat 5e or better. There are also some registry tweaks you may need to perform, described at [...]
Netgear makes a solid gigabit switch -- before you complain you're not seeing improvements in speed, you really need to diagnose the rest of your system.
Digital camera Review: Extremely fast
Summary: 5 Stars
Running 6 PC's, 2 laptops, X-box, phone, printer. T-1 connection with Cat-6 cables using a D-Link DCM-200 Cable Modem.
We couldn't install this the first time because I wanted to put it as the initial entry to our network and piggyback our Linksys router to the Ethernet switch. When we did that, the network didn't see the Internet.
Tech support was helpful (you get 90 days of phone support for free). I was told that the router would have to come first and then the switch. Our router is only 10/100 so I was concerned about having wasted my money to buy a 10/100/1000 switch that was going to have to go thorugh a 10/100 router.
Even though I have done 5-8 computer home LANs for years, I didn't really get switches. I thought they were configured, like routers, first of all. Really, they just turn on and that's it. That's why the installation directions are like nothing!
Meanwhile: I call Tech Support. The off-shore tech guy assured me that the 10/100/1000 would adapt to the 10/100 router input and increase the signal speed to the capability of whatever network cards we have in our computers.
---> He was right. Any computer with a gig network card gets gig transfer rates.
We've had the switch about a month. I am a web designer and don't notice too much difference but our sons' game ping went from the 40's-60's into the low 20's.
We have had such an increase in speed that our cable was not delivering even service (my husband and I didn't notice but Warcraft showed it).
Our older son called Comcast and they sent someone out. The technician said that our new configuration, specifically the switch, was demanding more than that coaxial cable could handle.
Since we pay for the T1 service, he said he would make sure we got that speed. He ran a new line that is dedicated (doesn't share the TV any more) and is a heavier gauge (correct terminology?) so that we can make full use of our T1 and our new switch.
Want to know if this switch really makes a difference? The boys' pings are in the single digits now.
Digital camera Review: Failed after 2.5 years, but worked well.
Summary: 3 Stars
It is interesting that there are MANY reports of Netgear GS108 failure after 2+ years of usage.
Now I have to join the club!
Mine was working well 2.5 years, but now it reboots every 2-5 minutes. I expected a switch to last way longer. Going to replace immediately.