NetGear GS605 5-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch

A nice bit of kit. Wanted to connect my Windows Home server and my other machines
with gigabit to speed up transfers and backups. Could do with an 8 port switch, but
they are so expensive! I'll make do with a 5 port for now, and if I run out of
slots I will get another 5 porter and use them in tandem

A fantastic product, worked first time. So easy to use. I simply connected it to my network and it flew in to life immediately. 100% happy with my purchase.

Great Switch. I used it for our little network in our student house while at University. Its Gigabit port was good enough to speedily transfer files without any bottlenecking. We also used it for extending our routers ports for the internet, and it done this very well. This switch is very good for the money and I recommend it to anyone who needs to add some more ethernet ports to their internet or small network.

5/5

This was the cheapest gigabit switch I could find, I use it to transfer video files around the house between a server, pc and media pc, it works perfectly. There are warnings within the manufacturers instructions regarding keeping the unit cool but mine sits on top of a desk switched on 24hrs a day and hardly gets warm.

There is potential for dissappointment here. Not because of the GS605 but because Giga Bit 1000Base-T uses all four pairs of a Cat 5 cable. Your 10/100Base-T might be working fine but don't assume all the other pairs are good.

Start with a good quality patch lead with both ends plugged into the GS605. Power it on and you should get all five LEDs on green as it boots up and then two green LEDs. If any of the five boot LEDs are orange then try another lead. While you are at it check out a bunch of leads.

Hook up the first part of your network and check both ports LEDs are green. If you get one green port LED and one orange the segment attached to the orange port is running at 10 or 100. You can use the GS605 as a go/no-go tester and move it down the network until you have isolated the leg that caused the orange LED. This might be the point at which you get yourself an RJ45 cable tester (£10 or less on Ebay) to check out the Cat 5 wiring and any patch cables that failed earlier.

Good Luck

Cheers
Trevor

Just bought one of these and i must say it is probably the easiest thing ever to set up , it does what it says on the box ,up and running in 2 minutes its that quick ,no drivers etc to muck about with , if you need a network expanding then this is the piece of kit you need .
PS its quite pretty too .

great bit of kit just plug in and go
no setup no loading s/w etc
friend informed me about this, co's he got one from the same supplier
same switch, speed on my home network can't say words for it

Easy to use, just plug it in and go. Operates at fantastic speeds if connected to two computers with integrated gigabit ethernet cards.

Does the job... haven't seen the throughput I would expect from a Gbps network... but could easily be problems on other areas.

Nice clean looking, compact design... very good value for money.