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Netgear
Netgear GS608 8 Port Gigabit Platinum Switch
- quickfind code: 64191
- manufacturer #: GS608UK
Buying Information
85 in stock for next day delivery
Wednesday, 10th February
14 reviewsOverview
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
Specification
Product Specifications
General | |
|---|---|
| Device Type | Switch |
| Enclosure Type | External |
| Width | 3.1 cm |
| Depth | 17.7 cm |
| Height | 11.7 cm |
| Weight | 310 g |
| Localisation | English / United Kingdom |
Memory | |
| RAM | 1 MB |
Networking | |
| Ports Qty | 8 x Ethernet 10Base-T, Ethernet 100Base-TX, Ethernet 1000Base-T |
| Data Transfer Rate | 1 Gbps |
| Data Link Protocol | Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet |
| Connectivity Technology | Wired |
| Communication Mode | Half-duplex, full-duplex |
| Switching Protocol | Ethernet |
| MAC Address Table Size | 4K entries |
| Status Indicators | Link activity, port transmission speed, power, link OK |
| Features | Flow control, full duplex capability, auto-sensing per device, auto-negotiation, auto-uplink (auto MDI/MDI-X), store and forward |
| Compliant Standards | IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3i, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3x |
Expansion / Connectivity | |
| Interfaces | 8 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45 |
Miscellaneous | |
| Included Accessories | Vertical stand |
| MTBF | 87,600 hour(s) |
| Compliant Standards | CE, FCC Class A certified, C-Tick, cUL, VCCI Class A ITE, UL 60950 |
Power | |
| Power Device | Power adapter - external |
| Power Consumption Operational | 14.4 Watt |
Manufacturer Warranty | |
| Service & Support | 1 year warranty |
| Service & Support Details | Limited warranty - 1 year |
Environmental Parameters | |
| Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C |
| Max Operating Temperature | 50 °C |
| Humidity Range Operating | 10 - 90% |
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You DO get full gigabit speeds.
operating system:
Windows XPI 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
GREAT
operating system:
Windows XPI 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.
Awesome!
operating system:
Windows XPThese 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.
Good value and looks nice too
operating system:
Windows XPThis 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.
Does what it says
operating system:
Windows VistaI have nothing to add to what has already been said - works straight out of the box. For the record associated equipment is a D-Link gigabit NIC, a Fujitsu Siemens laptop (with gigabit ethernet) and a Netgear wireless ADSL modem router (10/100). No problems. An NAS unit/print server/media server will be added soon - once I can find out that works OK with Vista.
Great Product
This does exactly what it says. Just plug it in and away it goes. The kind of device you can just put under a desk or hide away.
Perfect
operating system:
Windows XPPlugged it in, it worked. Nice indicator lights show clearly whether connected at 10/100 or gigabit speeds, which is useful for troubleshooting the network. No fiddling around with switches, software or anything.
Looks good
Looks a good switch but that girl in the video should of said that it 'transfers 1 gigabit per second' not 'transfers 1 gigabyte per second' there's a big difference.
Your looking at transfer rates of 100 megabytes per/sec if you have cat5e + and your hard disks are fast enough, which is unlikely.
Does what it says on the Box !
operating system:
Windows XPSimple to install, true plug and play!! made such a difference to our home network with the kids swapping video files.
Well worth the cost.
Not wall mountable
operating system:
LinuxThe switch itself works great but unfortunately Netgear have stopped making these things wall mountable. Irritating, but doesn't detract from it as a switch.
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