NETGEAR 5-Port Fast Ethernet 10/100 Unmanaged Switch (FS105NA) - Desktop, and ProSAFE Limited Lifetime Protection,Blue

Glad I picked this up. Will be getting more to expand my network

Seems rare for any networking device to simply work right out of the box, but this one did. I bought another one I liked it so much.

I loved this product but I bought it because it offered a rebate. I have yet to see the rebate six months after I sent the paperwork in.

Works great for my inter processor network for my Raspberry PI 3s in of Hadoop cluster.

I bought this little switch to run either my BluRay player or my Logitech Review from one ethernet cable which runs from my router. Build quality is good and it works great. I would recommend it.

Its ok, but i think the netgear 108 is better. Diff is only more ports. Remember that its actually only 4 ports as one has to be used from the hub to the modem

This is a nice, compact 5-port plug-and-play switch that definitely improved the speed of my local PC network. I read a review where this switch runs hot. I have all five ports in use and its running around 99F degrees. My DSL modem with just two ports in use actually runs hotter (101F). Okay, four degrees but you can tell a difference when you touch them. The FS105 switch does not interfere with AM radio reception as my old Linksys 5 port hub especially at the upper AM radio band. Perhaps it is the metal box of the FS105 that provides better shielding. Its nice that Netgear gives me the screws and wall anchors for mounting the switch to something either wood or plaster. But is it too much to ask Netgear to include a mounting template (piece of paper) so I can put those screws exactly where I need them with less fuss than measuring and guessing? Perhaps I should not be disappointed that the FS105 I got is not the same one as pictured on the Amazon page. That picture shows an uplink button and the unit is wider. I connected a cable from my DSL modem/routers uplink port to the first port of this switch and it works just fine. If you only need four to five ports, this is a very nice non-managed switch. And did you know that according to Netgear, the Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) is twice that of either the FS108 (8-port version) or the FS116 (16-port version). It may make more sense to buy two of these switches from a reliability sense.

...as expected!

This review is for the FS105 v2 as depicted in the picture, not for the one shown in the manual that is currently (9/12/2009) available for download from the Amazon product page. This switch was purchased to replace one that only did half duplex 100Mbs. The switch routes video and data to a multi media server, so having full duplex was important to me. I agree with other reviewers the this device is built like a tank. It does not get hot at all: I measured 86F at its hottest spot (bottom) in an 82F environment. My unit was shipped with a tiny power adapter that angles sideways. When used in a regular powerstrip it does not obstruct any other outlets. (In case your powerstrip has its outlets angled sideways, youll probably end up using 2-3 outlets.) Doesnt match the picture of the brick in the official (v2) manual for the device, though. The adapter only gets warm to the touch. There has been some misunderstanding in other reviews about not being able to use all ports. THIS IS NOT TRUE. All ports have an auto-MDI/MDI-X capability (the Auto Uplink feature), so there is no special port reserved for uplinks to other switches/routers that, when used, would take out the ability to use one of the other ports on the switch. What this means is that you can use all 5 ports, no matter what you intend to use them for, connecting any/all to either other routers/switches or to regular devices like computers, network printers, etc. I confirm this using 4 devices and a router hooked up to the switch, with the router plugged into any of the 5 ports. Functionally I have nothing to complain about: the HD video streams and NFS & SBM/CIFS data all stream through the device nicely and without interruption, which is really all you can ask for in a switch. I personally like having the ports and LEDs on the front of the device, but thats because I am not using it on my desk. The configuration makes it very easy to see which UTP cable is live & sending data. Pros: - Built like a tank. - Does not get warm. - Works well. Cons: - Cant really see if a port is running at full or half duplex.

Its a box of magic and it works, real simple to hook up ! no brainier for about anyone. Great price