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Linksys 8-Port Ethernet Switch (SD2008)
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Price Range $70 - $120 Featured Merchants
Product Description The 8-Port 10/100/1000 Gigabit Switch provides non-blocking, wire speed switching for your 10, 100, and 1000-megabit network clients. Drop this switch in place of your current workgroup hub or switch, and you can upgrade your high-requirement workstations to full Gigabit speeds as necessary, while continuing to service other clients at their current speeds. Or build your network from the ground up, with appropriate link speeds for each user's requirements. Either way, it's perfect for graphics, multimedia, and other applications that have to move large files across the network quickly.??With the 8-Port 10/100/1000 Gigabit Switch, you can connect your existing 10/100 Ethernet network to a Gigabit server backbone without any additional equipment. All ports have automatic MDI/MDI-X crossover detection, so you don't have to worry about the cable type. Each port independently and automatically negotiates for best speed and whether to run in half- or full-duplex mode. Address learning an...
Works Fast ..... Dies Even Faster!!
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Written By guru777 Date Written Sep 21 2006 Summary My Company has purchased a number of these switches (approx. 8). They are easy to setup and seem to perform well, but they are really noisy. Some of us have tried to hide are switch underneath things to make them quieter. The reason they are noisy is... Strength (Not Many) Easy to Setup, Works Fast (When it works) Weakness Very Noisy, Has a VERY short life span, Unreliable. |
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