The EtherFast 8-Port 10/100 Workgroup Switch is a quick and easy way to boost your ... more
network's performance while migrating to the power of Fast Ethernet. With support for half and full duplex speeds, the switch allows your network to run at 10 Mbps, 20
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The EtherFast 8-Port 10/100 Workgroup Switch is a quick and easy way to boost your ... more
networks performance while migrating to the power of Fast Ethernet. With support for half and full duplex speeds, the switch allows your network to run at 10 Mbps, 20 M...
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The EtherFast 8-Port 10/100 Workgroup Switch is a quick and easy way to boost your ... more
networks performance while migrating to the power of Fast Ethernet. With support for half and full duplex speeds, the switch allows your network to run at 10 Mbps, 20 M...
Postage & Packaging: Check Site. Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours...
The EtherFast 8-Port 10/100 Workgroup Switch is a quick and easy way to boost your ... more
network's performance while migrating to the power of Fast Ethernet. With support for half and full duplex speeds, the switch allows your network to run at 10 Mbps, 20
Postage & Packaging:see site for shipping costs Availability:3-7 days
...Male RJ45 cables that is.
Netgear have a good reputation when it comes to network products, and the long running production of FS108 switches is testament to that.
I have used several 8-portswitches and this is my favourite.
Fast
It supports 100 Megabits per second per port per direction. So you can be uploading 100 Megabits a second AND download 100 Megabits a second, making a total of 200 Megabits per port.
For the technophobic among us there are 8 bits in a byte, so 100 Megabits is 12.5 Megabytes. A fast broadband internet connect will most likely be 0.5 Megabits a second, which is 0.06 Megabytes a second... so this switch can shift a lot of data quickly.
Informative
Some switches have just one light per port to keep you informed. The FS108 has no less than FOUR lights per port! That's 24 lights plus 1 power ...
Advantages: Sleek, small, easy to use Disadvantages: Not wall mountable
This switch has been a great addition to my network. It allows for fast transfer sppeds and i have been using for over 3 months now with no problems. Unluckily it is not wall mountable which would have been useful, but it comes with some legs which can be used to stand it on its side. The lights on the front are very useful for indicating whether the connected device is operating at 100 Mbps or 1 Gbps. The device gets slightly warm, but no more than other electronic devices. Overall i am very pleased with this switch, it was very easy to set up; I just plugged it in and it worked. The included intructions are also very clear, with clear illustrations. I have quite a few Netgear items in my network along with some other brands and i always find i can rely on the Netgear equipment. Overall a very solid piece of equipment. ...
and i mean that litterally!
Out of all the switches i have - I have to say that the Netgear stuff runs hot! I have to put a PII heatsink on it! - even though it has vent slots around it - it does got hot during the summer, and just nice and warm during the winter.
It has link lights for all ports, and FDX lights for all ports too. ACtivity lights/collision you name it it has it.
It has lots of lights for everything - so you know exactly whats being used on you entire network. It also has a 'auto HDX/FDX' switch at the back which I find very useful.
There are cheaper switches, though they won't be made out of metal - like the netgear stuff - it'll be made out of cheap plastic.
customer support is good - PSU died on me - but they did manage to ship a replacement within a couple of weeks from the US.
Phil
00-9-24 ...
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The EtherFast 8-Port 10/100 Workgroup Switch is a quick and easy way to boost your network's performance while migrating to the power of Fast Ethernet. With support for half and full duplex speeds, the switch allows your network to run at 10 Mbps, 20 Mbps, 100 Mbps and an incredible 200 Mbps! When you are ready to upgrade your Ethernet network, Linksys EtherFast Switches offer you cost-effective solutions that complement your migration strategy. EtherFast Switches eliminate bottlenecks and bandwidth constraints, optimizing network performance while protecting your investment in your existing infrastructure. By migrating your entire network to Fast Ethernet with EtherFast Switches, you will have the power to double your network's performance with full duplex speed up to 200 Mbps. The EtherFast 10/100 Switches pack a full suite of error detection and correction features for reliable communication every time. Auto-partitioning, data collision control, preamble regeneration and incoming frame retiming ensures that not a single bit is lost, even during the heaviest moments of network activity. All these switches are optimized to deliver high- end video, multimedia and other speed-intensive applications at blistering speeds.
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