© 1999-2008 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/Networking_Hubs_and_Switches Recent content written about Networking Hubs and Switches en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_441439653508?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mmpickering - Although Power over Ethernet (PoE) was once only a term used in IT departments of businesses, this technology is being implemented in more and more consumer electronics and is slowly becoming known in homes with a computer network as well. The concept is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~441439653508 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 02:40:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_441439653508?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_436401376900?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author phungus - My employer was hit pretty hard by Hurricane Katrina, and ever since then we’ve been going through a series of ‘temporary relocations’ until our new permanent structures can be completed. I work in the IT (Information Technology) department, and all that... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~436401376900 Mon, 7 Jul 2008 20:07:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_436401376900?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_433611771524?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author prowatts - I am using the 1 SD2008 network switch in a home business network for over a year and recently added an SD2005. After two months in operation I noticed a drop in the Ethernet speed from 4Meg to 1Meg while doing speed-test. After my Internet Service... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~433611771524 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:43:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_433611771524?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_429432082052?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cbessant - The Netgear ProSafe line of switches are solid performers, especially for home use. I paid less than $65 for the switch. While typical residential users won't need 1000Mbps (1Gbps) Ethernet access, most computers today ship with a 100/1000 Ethernet port... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~429432082052 Fri, 9 May 2008 15:18:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_429432082052?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_426425749124?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author maathwiz - If you're looking to find something to mask out your current loudest device, then this is your switch. Reliability seems to be satisfactory, but I recommend using this device only in an isolated location, such as a utility... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~426425749124 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:55:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_426425749124?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_421718822532?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jwilkers - I was in the need for an Ethernet Switch. We have 4 computers, 2 of which were running wireless. I wanted to connect my wife's computer to the network via hardwire, and I wanted to connect my spare machine also. A friend told me about this switch... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~421718822532 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:45:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_421718822532?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_419224850052?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author suemccartin - NetGear has been making networking products for quite awhile, they have several product lines the pro safe being about the oldest line and with the best warranty (lifetime). There are a few pro safe wireless routers but mostly it's switches and hubs and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~419224850052 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:34:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_419224850052?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_418997177988?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nad_masters - The Linksys ProConnect® Integrated KVM 2-Port Switch lets you take instant command over two PCs&#151all from a single keyboard, mouse, and monitor! For your convenience, it even comes with built-in cables to meet all your connection needs. Switch... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~418997177988 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:27:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_418997177988?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_417757892228?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mmpickering - After trying a couple of Linksys Gigabit switches (both of which died in less than a year), with very poor results, I decided that it was worth spending a little more for something more reliable. I have been working in the I.T. field for over 20 years,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~417757892228 Sat, 9 Feb 2008 22:03:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_417757892228?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_417496075908?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author bloodnok - have an imac, a lacie 2big network raid, & a linksys wrt54gs router connected to this switch. the linksys is 10/100megabit, the other two are gigabit. best throughput this switch has provided is about 10megabit. totally... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~417496075908 Thu, 7 Feb 2008 15:20:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_417496075908?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_415083302532?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dread1124 - The Linksys EG005W 5-Port gigabit workgroup switch is a simple to use auto sensing switch that is comfortable in the workplace as well as in the home. It’s about the size of a floppy disk, so it can be neatly tucked into any little corner on a desk or... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~415083302532 Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:03:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_415083302532?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_414974185092?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author buggman - TRENDnet TE 100-S8 8 Port Ethernet Switch Having recently given up on Linksys products and having great success with TRENDnet’s cable/dsl router (see my other review) I decided to give TRENDnet a shot when I decided to add an additional switch to my... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~414974185092 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:59:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_414974185092?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_414535159428?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pabucksguy - I have had my NetGear FS-524 in operation for over 4 years in my small office consulting firm. It is paired with a Cisco catalyst 3500 XL and another NetGear 12 port. Overall, our network has 65 nodes, 23 of which are supported on this device. We... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~414535159428 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:48:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_414535159428?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_413296725636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author buggman - Linksys 5 port 10/100 workgroup switch, model EZXS55W. I’ve had mixed results with Linksys products (especially their routers) over the last few years, but so far this has been the best Linksys product I’ve ever owned. Setup consisted of opening... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~413296725636 Fri, 4 Jan 2008 20:21:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_413296725636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_413022195332?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author nad_masters - Linksys EG005W I started my new job, and was surprised to see many Linksys EG005W gigabit network switches. They seem to use it on all help desk stations to connect their own PC, as well as other equipment they may be troubleshooting at the time... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~413022195332 Wed, 2 Jan 2008 19:30:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_413022195332?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_412669480580?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kurt_g - I set up a Cisco network at home after I was elected at work to become the 'Cisco guy'. Quite a few of our clients own Cisco 2900 Catalyst series switches -- most commonly the 2950. Since I don't have an unlimited budget for tech toys, I went on... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~412669480580 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 01:03:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_412669480580?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_406973419140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jefree1 - I purchased this product because I move a lot of large video files between computers and needed a faster way to tranport data. To that end it has worked fairly well, although I've not done any official speed studies as some of the other reviewers have... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~406973419140 Sat, 3 Nov 2007 18:32:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_406973419140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_405406977668?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rgathright - Since 2005, I have been rendering a 150,000 frame computer animation on six machines at my house. Each frame is a 720x480 TGA file that is approximately 1mb in size. The animation is done in POV-Ray 3.7 Beta because it supports multi-core processors... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~405406977668 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 08:45:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_405406977668?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_404861587076?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author bwrichard - This switch looks great on paper. 24 PoE 10/100 ports, 4 GBE uplinks (2 are GBIC combos). Web interface for management and a host of other useful features. Just what I need. But what a disappointment! When I actually started working on the unit... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~404861587076 Fri, 5 Oct 2007 11:46:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_404861587076?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_394826911364?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jjbraunius - I bought this switch in the Mac department at Micro Center. It was market down to $18 so I jumped on the opportunity to consolidate some of the hardware on my computers. It was stated that it works on OS X, Windows and LINUX so since I have all three I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~394826911364 Sun, 22 Jul 2007 18:58:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_394826911364?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_386846985860?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author oldoligarch - Let me begin this review by saying that I am loyal Linksys customer. I've been using their products for years now, and all my networking equipment has always been Linksys...until I bought this lousy gigabit switch. The version number is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~386846985860 Fri, 6 Jul 2007 04:30:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_386846985860?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_367058128516?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author PropTwistr - We had 2 of these switches experience a failure in the power supply units within 3 years of purchase. In attempting to get them replaced under the "limited lifetime" warranty, we found out what "limited" means to Allied Telesyn. We were told "This is a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~367058128516 Sat, 26 May 2007 00:12:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_367058128516?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_359562055300?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author breeze1961 - Not very expensive, so I thought I would try it. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't, and I have no idea why. There is no mention of this product in the tech support section of JustCom's website and the piece of paper that poses as an... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~359562055300 Fri, 11 May 2007 03:43:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_359562055300?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_356384411268?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lookingagain - I recently obtained a Netgear Switch FS608 10/100M to replace a Hub that had unexpectedly gone down leaving several systems with no Internet access. As we run all Linux systems here I did not want to end up with a Switch that was somehow dependent on... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~356384411268 Wed, 2 May 2007 15:52:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_356384411268?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_351771463300?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author vemartin - My client base is expanding, thanks in large part to my recent advertising campaign aimed at small business owners. What does this have to do with the subject matter of this review you ask? Well it means yet another computer (server) beside the work... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~351771463300 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 12:46:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_351771463300?linkin_id=8003929