Netgear GS608 8-port Gigabit Switch

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    - Sleek desktop design
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Netgear GS608 8-port Gigabit Switch

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    Manufacturer ID: GS608UK

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    Product Description

    Award Winning Netgear GS608 8 Port 10/100/1000 Gigabit Switch

    Netgear's FS608 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit Switch gives your home/office network a megaboost of speed and capacity. Its 8 ports can blast 2000 Mbps per port of data throughput in full-duplex mode. Ideal for combining 10, 100, and 1000 Mbps devices, this unmanaged, rack-mountable switch features 10/100/1000 automatic speed and full/half-duplex sensing plus Auto Uplink™ on every port. Users can take advantage of the Netgear FS608's ability to deliver large amounts of multimedia, image, and video information in no time at all.
    High-Capacity
    Plenty of bandwidth for all users, with 8 switched 10/100/1000 ports for PCs, servers, or switches.
    Alert
    Each port is equipped with automatic speed and duplex sensing, plus Auto Uplink to adjust for straight-through or crossover cables and make the right link.
    High-Performance
    Shoots data across your network at speeds of up to 2000 Mbps per port.
    Uncomplicated
    Easy to set up and easy to use, this unmanaged switch features integrated LEDs on every port for effortless network monitoring.
    Physical Specifications
    • Dimensions (h x w x d): 1.1 x 5.8 x 3.8 in (28.6 x 147 x 95.7 mm)
    • Weight: 0.63 lbs (0.28 kg)

    Network Ports
    • 8 auto-speed-sensing UTP ports

    Forwarding Mode
    • Store-and-Forward

    Performance
    • Bandwidth: 10 Gbps (non-blocking)
    • Forward Rate (10 Mbps port): 14,800 packets/sec
    • Forward Rate (100 Mbps port): 148,000 packets/sec
    • Forward Rate (1000 Mbps port): 1,488,000 packets/sec
    • Latency (100 to 100 Mbps): 20 ms (max)
    • Latency (1000 to 1000 Mbps): 10 ms (max)
    • Packet Buffer Memory: 128 KB Embedded
    • MAC address database: 4,000

    Status LEDs
    • Power, Link, Speed, and Activity indicators for each port

    Power Adapter
    • 12W, 12 VDC, 1A; plug is localized to country of sale

    Standards Compliance
    • IEEE 802.3i 10BASE-T Ethernet
    • IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet
    • IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet
    • Honors IEEE 802.1p priority tags
    • Jumbo Frame Support (9,000)

    Safety Agency Approvals for Power Adapter
    • C-Tick, CE Mark

    Emissions
    • FCC Class A and VCCI Class A

    Environmental Specifications
    • Operating Temperature: 32 to 104º F (0 to 40º C)
    • Operating Humidity: 10 to 90% noncondensing
    Please note: networking components such as switches, routers and wireless devices require that speeds & standards be consistent throughout the network to gain optimum performance. To avoid compatibility clashes or for advice, please contact us on solutions@ebuyer.com.

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    30/01/2005Review:
    You DO get full gigabit speeds.
    review by:Adam Reece rating:
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    operating system:Windows XP

    I bought this, because:

    1) I ran out of ports on my current switch.
    2) I would like the Gigabit speed for serving files.

    I currently have a 4 port switch (built into my Netgear DG834 Router), but I ran out of sockets, due to me not being the only person in the house requiring Internet and Network access. I have 2 computers, 1 laptop, and a wireless access point. My brother has a computer, and 2 xbox's, so I needed more ports.

    The Auotmatic Uplink feature is brilliant for linking two switches together directly.

    I also like this, because I have a gigabit ethernet socket on my motherboard, multiple 100mbps connections can be made to my shared 200GB datapool disk, to maintain high-speed transfers.

    There's some photos of it here:

    http://www.combatgold1.co.uk/index.php?page=user-photos&mode=get&gid=4

    5 of 5 people found this review useful
    16/04/2005Review:
    GREAT
    review by:Mark Briscoe rating:
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    operating system:Windows XP

    I would recommend this 8 Port Gigabit switch to anyone!

    As I have gigabit ports in all the machines at the house, so I decided to replace my old 10/100mbps switch with this gigabit one and also upgrade my cables to CAT6.

    Now you dont need CAT6 cables to run this baby at a gigabit (as long as your pc has a gigabit lan port and you have CAT5e and above cables)

    Love the speeds I get between PCs now. I would also of liked a router with a gigabit port on it just so you can have those speeds into the router but netgears routers only come with 10/100mbps ports, so one port on the switch stays orange (running at 10/100mbps)

    It looks like in the pic for once with the feet.

    Machines running at a gigabit light up Green on the port numbers at the front. and machines connected at 10/100 or which are turned off show up orange.

    4 of 5 people found this review useful
    07/04/2006Review:
    Awesome!
    review by:David Pipe rating:
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    operating system:Windows XP

    These beauties are great, I have 4.

    Best Features:

    Auto Sensing of link type - don't worry if you plug in a straight thro when it should have been crossover - the switch will sort you out!

    Price - clearly a bargin.

    Jumbo Frames - I am no expert but - Tested with ICMP Ping and could send up to 63000ish with no frame fragmentation or packet loss.

    2ms ping response accross all 4.

    3 of 3 people found this review useful
    14/12/2005Review:
    Good value and looks nice too
    review by:Gary Fenton rating:
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    operating system:Windows XP

    This 1Gb switch looks great and can be placed horizontally or vertically using supplied stand. It's fairly compact which makes a change from the previous 100mb switch I had and the speed increase is amazing.

    It's very unlikely that you'd get the full transfer speed offered by a 1Gb switch (this is the same with any switch) mostly due to the limited speed of hard drives. i.e. if the drives on your PCs can only read/write at 25mb/sec (sustained) then obviously the xfer speed can't exceed 25mb/sec. I'm not using jumbo frames because not all of my PCs support it. The switch works nicely with a combination of 1Gb and 100mbit machines connected to it and the port light turns green to show a 1gb connection or yellow for 100mbit.

    I'm very happy with this great value switch. Well done Netgear and also Ebuyer for the price.

    2 of 2 people found this review useful

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    Technical Specification

    Manufacturer ID: GS608UK

    General

    Device TypeSwitch - 8 ports - unmanaged
    Enclosure TypeDesktop
    Ports8 x 10/100/1000
    MAC Address Table Size4K entries
    FeaturesFlow control, full duplex capability, auto-sensing per device, auto-negotiation, auto-uplink (auto MDI/MDI-X), store and forward
    Compliant StandardsIEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3i, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3x
    RAM1 MB
    Status IndicatorsLink activity, port transmission speed, power, link OK

    Expansion / Connectivity

    Interfaces8 x 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45

    Power

    Power DevicePower adapter - external
    Power Consumption Operational14.4 Watt

    Miscellaneous

    Width3.1 cm
    Depth17.7 cm
    Height11.7 cm
    Weight310 g
    Included AccessoriesVertical stand
    MTBF87,600 hour(s)
    Compliant StandardsCE, FCC Class A certified, C-Tick, cUL, VCCI Class A ITE, UL 60950
    LocalisationEnglish / United Kingdom

    Manufacturer Warranty

    Service & Support1 year warranty
    Service & Support DetailsLimited warranty - 1 year

    Environmental Parameters

    Min Operating Temperature0 °C
    Max Operating Temperature50 °C
    Humidity Range Operating10 - 90%

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