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NETGEAR GS605 5-port Gigabit Desktop Switch | List Price: $60.00
Discount Price: $32.32
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Brand: Netgear
Binding: Electronics
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Features: - Ethernet switch has five Gigabit auto-sensing ports
- Simple set up requires no software installation
- Fanless design for noiseless operation
- Backed by 2-Year warranty
- Device measures 5.79 x 1.12 x 3.81 inches (WxHxD)
Fast and Easy [Posted on 2008-03-04]
This works great. Just plug it in and go. I also bought a gigabit ethernet card to go with it and I am amazed how much faster things load. It doesn't take up much space and looks pretty stylish too.
Gigabit Switch [Posted on 2008-03-09]
I love a tech product that you can just hook up and forget about it. This is one of those products.
I had two Macs with gigabit ethernet built in, but my gateway/router was 10/100. Batta-bing! Hooked up the Netgear GS605, and batta-boom, I got gigabit transfers between computers. No configuration necessary. I just had to upgrade my cables to CAT-6.
CAT-6 from each computer's ethernet port to the Netgear. A CAT-5 from Netgear to my gateway/router, and any port will do. Batta-bing! Batta-boom! A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN TRANSFER SPEEDS.
Avoid: Hangs intermittently [Posted on 2008-04-01]
My switch, model GS605 V2, stops working periodically, effectively disconnecting my computers from the network. The computer says "network cable unplugged", or sometimes the network just stops responding.
If I pull the plug, wait, plug it back in, everything is fine again, for awhile. I don't have to do this with my other switches: normally they work fine for several months, rarely hanging when there is a lightning storm, in which case power-cycling is the solution.
Often the network comes back on by itself after some time. Sometimes it comes and goes - computer says network cable is unplugged, then it goes online again, and repeats, sometimes frequently.
And then other times it works fine for a month or two. No obvious pattern here.
I suspect, but have not confirmed, that occasional very long delays in Web site response may in fact be a temporary hangup from this device.
I am pretty sure that the problem is with the switch, since power-cycling it solves the problem. Also, the computers are high quality; the cables are CAT-6 and very short.
At least three reviews posted here mention a problem with overheating that otherwise has the same symptoms as I have. These folks were more generous, giving the unit 2- and 3-star ratings.
I noticed that another model of Netgear switch has exactly the same problem I have, and is reported by many people. Thus, when I replace this unit, it will be a different brand.
A switch is a switch, except when it does not work reliably.
Not reliable [Posted on 2008-05-14]
We had two of these. One of them failed altogether right out of warranty; it would drop all connections a few minutes after powerup. The other one was also behaving erratically and slowing traffic on the network for no apparent reason, even after frequent restarts.
Interesting Problems [Posted on 2008-06-09]
We just upgraded the wiring to Cat6 in my office. I purchased 2 GS605s and one GS608 for some end point distribution. Everything went ok on the GS608 - except for a combination printer/fax/copier we have. The people we lease from said that that happens sometimes with their copiers and gave us a Linksys gigabit switch to use - just for the printer. Worked fine. Then when I tried to bring up the other half of the office using one of the GS605 units I kept getting wired problems... printer\copier\scanner (same model as before) connected at 10mbs on the scanner but would not connect for the printer. One user I could not connect at gigabit speeds so I replaced the cable ends - 2 times. Well the lease company came in and again, gave us a Linksys gigabit switch and I tried plugging that in instead of the Netgear unit... everything came up- printer\copier\fax\scanner, the user I replaced end on was at gigabit speeds and the unit is running fine - with very little heat coming off of it unlike the Netgear that was almost hot while it was installed...
In the past I usually used Linksys and I guess I will continue to use Linksys...
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