NETGEAR 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Plus Switch (GS308E) - Desktop or Wall Mount, Home Network Hub, Office Ethernet Splitter, Silent Operation, Black

Easy to use

Cumple con lo escrito en la descripción del producto. Buena calidad. Recomendable 100%

I ordered this switch when I upgraded to the eeos router system. The eeos only has one ethernet port and I have to older systems and a Laser printer that are not Wifi. I was not disappointed. The setup was easy and everything worked as advertised. I am a happy camper.

I plugged my router into this network switch, then plugged in 5 different devices (Tivo, TV, PC, Laptop, and Blu-Ray player), and BAM they all had ethernet. Unmanaged switches are AWESOME, and this is an awesome unmanaged switch. Plug and play, lots of fun flashing lights to let you know its working, and the power cord is long enough to allow installation in an out-of-the-way place. Perfect!

We bought this for our Starlink Satelite but it didnt solve the Star Link router problems. (not the fault of the switch)

I have 1 connection coming in to my office and added a server with 4 gigabit ethernet ports, on-top of my desktop. Has done, and is doing a great job. Speedtest.net shows I can get a top speed of up-to about 980Mbps on my 1G AT&T fiber connection (both upload and download). I find it interesting that my upload speed is often quite a bit higher than my download speed which shows that the switch is not getting in the way. This was good news for my new server to be able to achieve the throughput I need through the fiber connection. Just for fun I connected to a server in Poland and was able to get nearly 300Mbps download and over 600Mbps upload. A German server showed pretty similar results suggesting that the speed may be more related to traffic than my broadband connection. But I digress...

I have always had two networks in my house, one directly on the ISP router LAN, one off an inner router than treats the outer as a WAN. The ISP controls the firmware in the outer router and I dont trust them. But a situation arose where I needed both networks in other rooms, and I had only one network cable fished through to those rooms. So, I went to smart switches and VLANs. I bought three of these, one 8 port and two 5 port. The setup process was not smooth. I was trying to use the static IP setup method. With the first 5 port switch, it worked as advertised. With the second 5 port switch the IP address of the switch kept coming up 0.0.0.0, even after a reset and a power cycle. The 8 port switch did the same. Then I figured I guess I should let those last two obtain an IP from my inner network router and configure them that way. That worked, except on the 8 port I had to initially use the web interface because the program interface is turned off by default! The program and the web interface both are not the most user-friendly systems I have used. They are very similar in design. There is a fairly strict order in which you have to do things or it yells at you. Once initially configured, I had issues because I had assigned a static IP that was on VLAN 2 as opposed to VLAN 1. I couldnt see the management interfaces switches other than the one to which my laptop was connected even though I was on the same VLAN. Reading up on a NETGEAR forum, it turns out an undocumented feature of the switch, at least per a conversation on a forum I found, is that it expects the management interface to be on VLAN 1. But, I managed to get it all up and running, and it works well once configured. As other reviewers have stated, these switches are fine as long as you are on something like a home network where you are hiding behind a NAT router and a firewall. Thats because the static IP of the management interface is presented on every VLAN. For example VLAN 1 in my case is 192.168.a.x and VLAN 2 is 192.168.b.x. The a network is the inner, and the b is the outer, meaning a LAN can connect to the b LAN that is the WAN to a, but not vice versa. Even so, using a management IP of 192.168.a.X when on the b VLAN, I have proven that I can access that interface by using a fictitious b address on the outer a network. The switches, being fanless, get a little warm but certainly not hot to any level of concern about longevity. I gave them three stars because of the setup issues, the undocumented feature, and the security issues. But, they still do what I need them to do. If you want ease of setup or better security, I advise looking elsewhere.

Brand name, quality, solid built. This has a lightweight aluminum frame. I like that much better than the cheaper plastic brands. It’s very plug and play, no issues with any of my network devices. Cons: I have not been able to access it with the netgear management tool software. They have a switch locate app that is not finding either of my netgear switches. Not that big a deal if your router controls all of your network and protocols.

This is one of the best ethernet switch products out there.

This switch replaced a working D-link unmanaged model. What I noticed with that old switch is that it was making a very high pitched, low volume humming noise. This Netgear switch, so far, is perfect and its completely quiet. Just what the doctor ordered. Highly recommended.