Cisco-Linksys EG005W Gigabit 5-Port Workgroup Switch

Cisco-Linksys EG005W Gigabit 5-Port Workgroup Switch

(25 customer reviews)

SKU:

IGRM794148

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Description:

Wire-speed switching and Linksys reliability in an 5-Port Gigabit desktop switch The Gigabit 5-Port Workgroup Switch provides non-blocking, wire speed switching for your 10, 100, and 1000 megabit network clients. Drop this switch in place of your current workgroup hub or switch, and you can upgrade your high-requirement workstations to full Gigabit speeds as necessary, while continuing to service other clients at their current speeds. Or build your network from the ground up, with appropriate link speeds for each users requirements. Apply this switching power to your current hub-based Ethernet network, and your data traffic efficiency will improve several times over. Connect your Gigabit-equipped workstations to the Switchs 10/100/1000 ports for full-duplex, dedicated bandwidth of up to 2000Mbps Its perfect for graphics, multimedia, and other applications that have to move large files across the network quickly.

Features:

Device Type - Module
Compliant Standards - IEEE802.3, IEEE802.3u, IEEE802.3x, IEEE802.3ab
Communication Mode - Half-duplex, full-duplex
Ports Qty - 5 Ports

Product Details:

Product Length:	11.25 inches
Product Width:	9.5 inches
Product Height:	2.75 inches
Product Weight:	1.2 pounds
Package Length:	11.3 inches
Package Width:	7.8 inches
Package Height:	2.7 inches
Package Weight:	1.25 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 25 reviews

Customer Reviews:

Average Customer Review: 3.5

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26 of 28 found the following review helpful:

Annoying Amazon Switch on this Switch! Aug 21, 2006
By A. Somers "Filmmaker"
Amazon is NOT shipping the pictured item - they are shipping the EG005W-V3, which is not only a totally different form factor - it has fewer features (led indicates connection only).

On the plus side, This one has no fan so is totally quiet - on the minus side, the V3 version is cheaper and that lower price is NOT reflected here!!

17 of 19 found the following review helpful:

NOT THE ITEM PICTURED Jul 09, 2006
By Dwayne E. Robinson
I specifically ordered the product because the form factor met my requirements. It is NOT acceptable to substitute a different product without notifying the buyer first.

19 of 24 found the following review helpful:

Far Too Loud for home use Mar 02, 2006
By Robert G. Buice "DrRobert"
I was shocked. I have rooms full of electronic equipment. This is louder than all of it combined. The loudest piece of electronic equipment I have ever heard. I can hear it in a closed closed from every room in my house.

14 of 18 found the following review helpful:

Has been working 24/7 for the last 6 months Jun 19, 2005
By FERNANDO CASSIA "-Writer and Computer Geek-"
I purchased the EG005W six months ago. Since I installed, it has been working 24/7 flawlessly, hooked to three PCs with gigabit ethernet (two systems with Intel's PRO 1000/MT PCI cards and one with a Realtek 8139 PCI card).

I obtain gigabit links to all three systems using regular Cat "5e" cables (believe me, if you don't need super long cables, cat5e is just good enough, no need for the more expensive cat6), and the speed is only limited to about 400mbps by the 33Mhz PCI BUS, not by the switch (to obtain the full bandwidth, you need a system with Gigabit built on the system board which bypasses the PCI bus bandwidth limitation). Still, 4x faster than 100mbit fast ethernet is a huge improvement.

VNC sessions from one system to the other over gigabit feels almost like a local session.

Very stable unit, can be stacked on top of other likewise Linksys units (mine sits on top of a BEFSR41 ethernet firewall/router). Cons? It's got an internal fan. So if you have a bunch of Linksys devices, you need to place the EG005W on top, to allow proper air flow.

The fan is not _very_ noisy, just noticeable. Like a notebook's fan during normal operation.

10 of 13 found the following review helpful:

linksys Gig switch Sep 07, 2005
By J. Scott
Since the beginning of wifi, i have been purchasing linksys products. Now with Cisco's involvement (high end routers, switches, gateways etc), things can only get better.

Out of the box... no adjustments needed.

just the way i like it.

the only minus is the fan incorporated in the chassis is a little loud. as loud as my hp laserjet 5000 when it's cranking.

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