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NETGEAR ProSafe GS716T 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Smart Switch with Jumbo Frame Support 16 x RJ45 + 2 x SFP 8,000 media access control (MAC) addresses per system MAC Address Table 256KB Buffer Memory - Retail
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Pros: The price, NewEgg delivery speed, multiple LEDs for complete status of each port, tons of features. You'd have to more than double the price of this switch to get as many goodies under the hood.
Cons: Implementation of 802.1q has a few idiosyncrasies (limited to very few VLANs), management is *only* via www. These aren't really deal breakers as long as you remember: this is not an enterprise switch, it's a workgroup or lab environment switch for a real geek. There are two fans on the right side of the switch that pull hot air out and the intake is on the left. (this is more efficient than pushing cold air in, and I'm amazed that only Netgear has figured that out.) Unfortunately, the fans are noisy. There is also noticeable beeding (that's when two fans are almost the same speed but not quite, and the "womp womp womp" sound makes you think there's a diesel truck idling outside. And it's fluctuating (fast and slow and fast again, so you can't even get used to it.)
Other Thoughts: Down from 5 to 4 eggs despite the awesome price b/c enterprise features aren't fully implemented. It's an EXCELLENT workgroup or a lab switch. Excellent sustained throughput. Maybe a future firmware update will upgrade?
Before you purchase, consider the fan noise.
I read all of the older reviews, some said it was noisy, others played down the fan noise. Because I really wanted to take advantage of this incredible price, I chose to believe the "low fan noise" reviews and not heed the "it is noisy" warnings. That was a mistake.
The fans are loud, not datacenter loud, but they're definitely too loud for a living room or a work area. If you do music, forget this switch. The noise level from these two 4cm fans is easily worse than a 5 yr old PC with worn bearing fans and caked on dust.
If you put this in a closet, you'll be fine. If it's going to be out in the open find something else.
Unfortunately, silence is a requirement for me - I live in a studio apartment.
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Awesome switch
Reviewed By: evanrich on 4/10/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
Pros: FAST! 16 Gigabit ports, plus 2 Fiber ports, small form factor
Cons: I'm not giving newegg or netgear or the switch a dig on the eggs for this, because It very well could just be my switch, since I bought it used (not on new egg) but it HOWLS like a beast. see comments in other thoughts.
It's also not a Cisco Catalyst switch.
Other Thoughts: I bought mine from a company going out of business, so I only paid 80$ for it, but as soon as I plugged it in, the fans made a ton of noise. I've since disconnected both, and am looking for either 2 silent replacement fans, or am going to upgrade the passive cooling inside and just run it silent. Overall it's an awesome switch, and for the money I couldn't resist.
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Great Price - OK interface
Reviewed By: fryguy on 4/10/2008
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Low priced gigabit switch that provides most of the basic switch management features.
Cons: No console connection. No command line or telnet interface. Only a web interface that caused quite a few headaches with my setup. After contacting Netgear tech support and being told that I would have to return the switch I finally found that the proxy settings (in addition to the security settings) of IE7 prevented proper operation. It works fine now. Also, some fan noise.
Other Thoughts: I cannot connect gigabit on my Vista Ultimate PC which I initially blamed on the switch, then on the NIC. After swapping ports, NIC's and drivers among PC's I have now found that it is Vista that will not support gigabit (I tried three different gig adapters):(
A google search shows I am not alone...
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Model
Brand
NETGEAR
Series
ProSafe
Model
GS716T
Spec
Switch Type
Rackmount
Standards
IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T Ethernet IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.3x full-duplex flow control
Network Management Type
Smart
Jumbo Frames
Yes
Ports
16 x RJ45 + 2 x SFP
Speed
10/100/1000Mbps
MAC Address Table
8,000 media access control (MAC) addresses per system
Buffer Memory
256KB
Switching Method
Store and Forward
PoE
No
Stackable
No
SNMP
Yes
QoS
Yes
LACP
No
Layer
2
Port Mirroring
Yes
Module Support
Yes
LEDs
Per port: Link/Activity, Speed Per device: Power
VLAN Support
64 Static VLANs Supports 16 port-based VLAN
Power
Power consumption: 32W max 100-240VAC/50-60 Hz universal input
Dimensions
17.8" x 8.1" x 1.6"
Weight
6.03 lbs.
Temperature
0ºC to 40ºC (32ºF to 104ºF)
Humidity
90% Maximum, Non-condensing
Features
Features
Easy, browser-based switch management
For ProSafe Lifetime Warranty please see: http://www.netgear.com/warranty
Reviewed By: Jean on 7/8/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
