NETGEAR FS105NA Switch 5Port Metal
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Customer Review: The UVERSE Preferred Solution
Summary: 5 Stars
I recently replaced my cable provider with AT&T's UVERSE, a combination of internet, cable TV, and telephone. My PCs and other devices were hooked together with a Linksys network, but the installer told me that the Linksys devices wouldn't work properly with his equipment, and everything had to hook directly into the AT&T box. After pulling lots of cable, he hooked up 4 devices, and that was it. Everything else had to be wireless, or I was told to get a Netgear switch. After some internet research I found I could probably get the Linksys to work, but the Netgear was reasonably priced and should be worry-free.
Sure enough, the install took all of 5 minutes, including swapping cables from the AT&T box to the Netgear box. Everything worked perfectly, no problems encountered or adjustments needed.
If you have UVERSE, and need more ports for your devices, this is just what you're looking for. If only all networking problems were this easily solved!
Customer Review: Be sure to check the date of the review....
Summary: 5 Stars
This network switch works fine. What more can you say?
Some of the reasons I selected this unit include the metal housing (which makes the unit a little heavier and less likely to slip around) and the co-location of the status LEDs with the jacks.
Be sure to check the dates on other reviews as some of them are just plain wrong. For example, this most recent version/model does NOT have an "Uplink" selector switch...the ports configure automatically if you need to uplink to another switch or router. Also, the power connector is NOT a right-angle connector on this unit.
One last note...this unit uses a 7.5 VDC power supply, so it will not work with all those older 12 VDC Netgear power supplies you have lying around.
Customer Review: Amazingly Simple, Easy, and Rugged
Summary: 5 Stars
This is by far the simplest, fastest, easiest installation of network equipment I've ever done. Even the box was easier to open than most (open top instead of slide-out like all the crap I usually end up with).
This switch is nice and heavy - has a very solid, rugged feel. Don't know if it will hold up for years, but it looks like it could be around longer than me. No cheap plastic here.
Took it out of the box, plugged it in, and hooked it up & I was golden <1min total setup time, and no problems.
Likes:
-Price (I got it for $9 after rebate)
-Durability
-Size (very small - they did a good job being space-efficient).
Dislikes:
Didn't come with a pony
Customer Review: Netgear FS105NA Switch 10/100
Summary: 5 Stars
I have this switch connected to our home network which was hard wired via an electrician throughout our house. I have an ethernet plug in my office and this is where I connected the switch. A Netgear technician told me that it should be plugged into the first port on the switch which I did. Then I connected my computer and a powerline adapter to the switch. I connected the other powerline adapter into an electrical outlet across the room and also to my dedicated photo printer all-in-one. The computer has a steady 100 mb/s connection to the network as does the printer. I love that switch and the powerline adapters because they permitted me to get my dedicated all-in-one photo printer, scanner, copier off my desk.Customer Review: great home network extender
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased two of these switches to extend my home network; I needed two switches to accommodate upstairs/downstairs locations in home. They provide additional ports on a Netgear FVS114 ProSafe VPN firewall with built-in 4 port switch. I also have two wireless networks connected to the wired network; one supports video from a surveillence camera.
Installation was a breeze with nothing to configure; I wall-mounted one switch and 'installed' the second on the floor next to the outlet jack at my upstairs location.
These switches provide many network configuration options and I've used Netgear products for years with no problems. I expect the same will be true with these switches.