NETGEAR 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch (GS308) - Home Network Hub, Office Ethernet Splitter, Plug-and-Play, Silent Operation, Desktop or Wall Mount

I ordered this switch for a future project. Netgear products have always worked well for me in the past. This switch will be ready to use when I get around to it.

This review summarizes my experience with my GS116, Netgears service, and the ProSafe limited lifetime warranty.

Updating: I did not find any L2 switches that had https option so probably not fair to hold it against Netgear. I ended up creating a separate VLAN for managing switches which does give some protection and acceptable for a home network.

easy hookup

I followed all the steps for set up. Nothing. Would not connect. I called support and ended up hanging up on the guy because he had no idea what he was doing. This thing is going back!

I purchased two of these units. Both of them were dead on arrival, the power LED blinks instead of turning on solid. Completely useless

Plug & Play ready. Very easy to install

Top speed test after hard reset is 16Mbps which is far below the reviews posted and doesn’t meet my home streaming media requirements. Tests were performed from a dedicated Internet streaming media device and a 5G home Internet router connection. The streaming media device was able to achieve 140Mbps download speed via wireless connection to the 5G router. When the media device was connected to the Netgear, the test results were consistently 15-16 Mbps. It’s a sad day when wireless outperforms wired.

it is working very weel!!

Working nicely without any issues, does its job