NETGEAR GS108 ProSafe 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Desktop Switch
NETGEAR GS108 ProSafe 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Desktop Switch
Rating: 
- netgear router is okay
item works as described
no fancy bells and whistles
but it wasnt supposed to be
pretty happy
Rating:
- Works great
Very space efficient, very reliable, never any lockups or issues, but does produce a decent amount of heat.Constructed very durably with metal, but not the most stylish. Stylish isn't really that important in a spot where wiring is coming together, however.
Fully recommended.
Rating: - Good Product Bad Rebate
I received two of these in 3 days, a good delivery from Amazon. The switch is good and does what it says. There was a rebate due but I am still waiting for these after two months.So my view - do not rely on the rebate.
Rating: - Rock Solid -- Physically, Compatibility, and Funtionally
Am using this switch with a wide range of networked devices including the following:
- MacBook Pro (late 2008) @ 1GBps
- PC with a Marvell Yukon port @ 1GBps
- Netgear ReayNAS DUO @ 1GBps
- HP JetDirect box at 10 Mbps
- Linksys WRT54G
- Westell 7500 DSL modem/AP @ 100Mbps
- SlipStream Powerline bridge device @ 10Mbps
The GB devices share the switch with everything with no issues and can operate at 1GBps. This device can support jumbo packets but as of yet I have not tried.The device itself is solid, using the tried and true netgear metal enclosure, not the plastic of some of their other devices.
Rating:
- High Failure Rates
RELIABILITY
Out 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.
PERFORMANCE
iperf 94-96MB/sec - Source Linux (Lenny), Celeron D 2.0, Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5754
iperf 41-45MB/sec - Source WinXP SP3, P4 3.2GHz, Intel Pro/1000
Summary: Pretty good for a desktop switch.
- netgear router is okayitem works as described
no fancy bells and whistles
but it wasnt supposed to be
pretty happy
Rating:
- Works greatVery space efficient, very reliable, never any lockups or issues, but does produce a decent amount of heat.Constructed very durably with metal, but not the most stylish. Stylish isn't really that important in a spot where wiring is coming together, however.
Fully recommended.
Rating:
- Good Product Bad RebateI received two of these in 3 days, a good delivery from Amazon. The switch is good and does what it says. There was a rebate due but I am still waiting for these after two months.So my view - do not rely on the rebate.
Rating:
- Rock Solid -- Physically, Compatibility, and FuntionallyAm using this switch with a wide range of networked devices including the following:
- MacBook Pro (late 2008) @ 1GBps
- PC with a Marvell Yukon port @ 1GBps
- Netgear ReayNAS DUO @ 1GBps
- HP JetDirect box at 10 Mbps
- Linksys WRT54G
- Westell 7500 DSL modem/AP @ 100Mbps
- SlipStream Powerline bridge device @ 10Mbps
The GB devices share the switch with everything with no issues and can operate at 1GBps. This device can support jumbo packets but as of yet I have not tried.The device itself is solid, using the tried and true netgear metal enclosure, not the plastic of some of their other devices.
Rating:
- High Failure RatesRELIABILITY
Out 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.
PERFORMANCE
iperf 94-96MB/sec - Source Linux (Lenny), Celeron D 2.0, Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5754
iperf 41-45MB/sec - Source WinXP SP3, P4 3.2GHz, Intel Pro/1000
Summary: Pretty good for a desktop switch.
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