Buy Netgear ProSafe Ethernet Switch (GS116NA)Netgear ProSafe Ethernet Switch (GS116NA) Product Description:
- Physical Characteristics-Weight (Approximate)-2.00 lb
- Netgear 16PT DESKTOP Gigabit Switch
- Netgear ProSafe GS116 16-port Gigabit Ethernet Switch
- Interfaces/Ports - Number of Ports - 16; Interfaces/Ports - Gigabit Ethernet Port; Interfaces/Ports - Interfaces/Ports - 16 x RJ-45 10/100/1000Base-T LAN; Media & Performance - Connectivity Media - Category 5 UTP
- Bandwidth Non-blocking, 14800pps Forwarding Rate 10Mbps Port, 148000pps Forwarding Rate 100Mbps Port, 1.488e+06pps Forwarding Rate 1Gbps Port; I/O Expansions - Modules - Not Applicable; Network & Communication - Switching Method - Store-and-forward
- Network & Communication - Address Table - 8 K MAC Address -; Management & Protocols - Management - Not Applicable; Controls/Indicators - Status Indicators - Power, activity and link indicators for each port Link and speed in
Product Description
Now you can have a powerful, high-speed network on a small scale. Netgear's gs116 Gigabit ethernet switch lets you build a system that provides a full, dedicated 1000 mbps connections so you can move very large files across your network instantly. the standards based gs116 helps to protect your existing and future network infrastructure investments by painlessly integrating other 10, 100, and 1000 mbps devices. this potent switch is ideal for workgroups or quickly upgrading workstations to full Gigabit speed, plus it's packed with ease-of-use features to simplify your workday experience. it's compact design fits neatly into small work spaces and, since it's self-cooling without a fan, it runs silently and unobtrusively. miscellaneous - additional information - latency (100 to 100 mbps): 40 µ (max) latency (1000 to 1000 mbps): 10 µ (max) acoustic noise: 0 db compatibility: network software (e.g., windows, linux, mac os); miscellaneous - certifications & standards - ieee 802.3i: 10base-t ethernet ieee 802.3u: 100base-tx fast ethernet ieee 802.3ab: 1000base-t Gigabit ethernet ieee 802.1p wwr scheduling safety agency approvals: ce mark commercial ul listed (ul 1950) c-tick electromagnetic compliance: ce mark commercial fcc part 15 class a en 55 022 (cispr 22) class a vcci class a c-tick weight (approximate) - 2.00 lb
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156 of 173 people found the following review helpful.
Not "meant to be plugged in all day"
By Ask Bjørn Hansen
Netgear is supposed to have a 5 year warranty (2 on the power supply). I had one of these for about 18 months. Over the last months it's been increasingly flaky, every week or two it just hangs and needs to be unplugged and started again. It doesn't matter how much it's in use (it's done it when we've been on vacation with minimal network traffic).I called Netgear to get it replaced, but they told me that it's not meant to be plugged in all day, so they won't fix it. Unless you actually unplug all your network equipement when you are not actively using it (I didn't think so), then I highly recommend avoiding Netgear products.*Update* I called later again and got to someone from a different call center and they actually sent me a replacement. I actually forgot if I stopped using it because I just didn't trust the thing or if it broke again. Hopefully/maybe several years later (the original review was written in January 2007) the product is better, but from the reviews it's not clear that they are.It's hard to get low-port-number and no-fan switches of good quality, but I have had much better luck with the HP Procurve 1810G-8 switches I have. HP also makes 16-port versions that I believe don't have fans that are more comparable to this Netgear (no management features, vlans, etc) -- for example HP Procurve 1410-16G. I've used those in the data center a few times when needing a cheap unmanaged reliable switch and it's what I'd get at home if I needed a 16-port switch again.
41 of 46 people found the following review helpful.7 months old paper weight
By George W. Carrillo
Im with Bjorn, after 2 weeks of use i noticed that i had to unplug the thing after 72hrs of use. Now after 7 months i have 8 dead ports. I have always trusted Netgear, but the last 3 items i have bought from them have failed in less than a year. I don't mind tossing paper cups, i don't expect them to last very long, but swithches and routers, i expect to at least get 3 years out of them.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.
High failure rates
By Josh Daniel S. Davis
RELIABILITYOut of 6 Netgear GS line switches, I've had 2 fail outright and one requires reboots.2 GS108 isolated for iSCSI. One requires a reboot every few months.2 GS108 switches at a different site. One failed such that all of the link lights flash at the same time, network drops each time, completely unusable. Power cycle doesn't help. Power it off and unplug it for an hour, and it will work for 20-30 minutes. It took 12 months to fail, but I had swapped it in the middle with the working switch during a facilities move.One GS116 uplinked to a JGS116 and used to feed the back office PCs and laptops failed the same as the one GS108 failure above. This is in a different city than the GS108. This worked fine for 6 months.One GS105 which works fine after 2 years, but is not left on full-time.One JGS116 (bigger case, has heat sinks and fans) works fine for several years.All switches have plenty of ventilation.In summary, the GS1xx line seems to have a 50% failure rate after 6 months of power-on time. The retail versions have a lifetime warranty, but cross-ship is $20. The JGS1xx switches (with fan) seem to be much more reliable.PERFORMANCEiperf 94-96MB/sec - Source Linux (Lenny), Celeron D 2.0, Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5754iperf 45MB/sec - Source WinXP SP3, P4 3.2GHz, Intel Pro/1000Summary: Pretty good for a desktop switch.
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