Customer Reviews Of Cisco Small Business SLM2008 10/100/1000Mbps Switch 8 x RJ45 8K MAC Address Table

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Customer Reviews for Cisco Small Business SLM2008 10/100/1000Mbps Switch 8 x RJ45 8K MAC Address Table - Retail
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Review Summary (23 Reviews):
Excellent	8ReviewsExcellent	35%
Good	3ReviewsGood	13%
Average	3ReviewsAverage	13%
Poor	3ReviewsPoor	13%
Very Poor	6ReviewsVery Poor	26%
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Excellent	2ReviewsExcellent	40%
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Poor	1ReviewsPoor	20%
Very Poor	1ReviewsVery Poor	20%

Reviewer	Product Review
N/A Tech Level: somewhat high Ownership: 1 week to 1 month This user purchased this item from Newegg	1/22/2010 9:30:52 AM Pros: Simple, truly plug and play. Works great. Cons: None Other Thoughts: Bought this for work and liked it so much I got the 100mbps model for myself. Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
jerry Tech Level: high Ownership: 1 week to 1 month	1/12/2010 10:15:21 PM Notes on Wall Mounting Pros: Compact. Sturdy metal enclosure. Polished web-based "management" interface. Cons: Tiny screw head slots for wall-mounting are a joke. Surface-mount activity LEDs a rather dim. Browser-based firmware flash utility is somewhat quirky. Other Thoughts: It is nearly impossible to hang this unit on the wall using built-in mounting slots - they are just to small / narrow for anything bigger than a finishing nail. Additionally, because the enclosure is made of quite sturdy metal it is equally impossible to force this unit onto a screw head (I have the Linksys EG008W that is housed in plastic enclosure - in this case the plastic is flexible enough to be forced onto a larger screw). I decided to take this puppy apart and enlarge the mounting slots with step-up drill bit. If you go that way note that: - the plastic + metal enclosure of this unit is fairly hard to disassemble; - front plastic bezel is snapped on 3 hooks along top and 3 hooks along the bottom edges / seams; - back plastic bezel is snapped on 1 hook that runs along both sides of bottom half-cover; - once front and back plastic pieces are removed, both metal half-covers will slide to separate along internal hooks. Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Snizfast Tech Level: high Ownership: more than 1 year	10/5/2009 4:09:59 PM Nice Pros: Rock solid reliablility. Port Mirroring (wireshark at 1Gig...I mean come on this is worth the $100 alone), multicast filtering, VLAN, VLAN trunking, all nice. If it threw in a NAT feature I am sure it would grow the kitchen sink. Cons: Cost & non intuitive interface for VLAN. It says Cisco but you should know better, Linksys is usually easier to configure than Cisco but this time I am wrong. There are a lot of Cisco features that this will not do. Other Thoughts: I have no clue about the other reviewers but I had to leave a comment. We use these at my job. We buy them in lots of 100+ and I don't think we have had a single failure. They get put in musty basements and just work. We push lots of multicast traffic and needed something to do IGMP snooping. We rarely use a Gig node on it but have done some stress testing w/out a problem. These things make some nagging issues (multicast packet loss) just go away and keep extra traffic off nodes that don't need it. I wish I could say I am buyest (I don't get paid that much). Perhaps Newegg got a few bad batches?!? Really I would love to have this in my house. They are FAR more reliable than the $15 switch that we normally use (no big surprise). Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Kepler Tech Level: high Ownership: more than 1 year	9/10/2009 9:46:55 AM Great features, but undependable Pros: The feature set is fantastic. They do port spanning (for packet sniffing), VLANs, port trunking, do not need a power brick (use PoE), quiet. I had one of these on my desk for several years at a previous employer. I set up trunks to multiple networks and this guy seemed to keep the traffic segregated appropriately. Easy to RMA through Linksys when they fail. Cons: VERY, VERY unreliable. In the two years that I used these, I had at least three burn out. I kept one in operation and a spare so that I could stay live while I sent one back to Cisco for replacement. The last one seemed to last much longer than the others. Other Thoughts: When the switch goes, it is hard to diagnose without removing from the network. Mine was hard to access, so I got to the point that it was always the first thing to look at when things weren't working. Think twice before buying without a warranty. NewEgg is a good choice! Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
jea Tech Level: high Ownership: more than 1 year	9/2/2009 11:00:06 AM Failure within 8 months Pros: Fairly inexpensive. can receive power over ethernet to power the device which saves running power if none available. Second device hasn't failed yet. Cons: Does not power POE devices, which I originally thought was the case. Failed within 8 months and was replaced under waranty, runs incredibly hot which may have contributed to it's early demise. I now keep the replacement on a wire rack with airflow all around it instead of on top of other warm equipment. Other Thoughts: Although most of my tech purchases come from newegg I purchased this elsewhere, the eggs are for Linksys not Newegg Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Sprintgeek Tech Level: high Ownership: more than 1 year	6/11/2009 7:50:37 PM Dont do it... Pros: fast Cheap Managed Switch (192.168.1.2540 Cons: not reliable I have used 2 of these at my house as has a coworker (I am a Network administrator) It may work great for a short time, but ALL of them started having problems. Inconsistent ping, would not permit DHCP, You name it. I thought it couldent be the nice switches. I even started running cables in case my tester was wrong... It was the switches. Other Thoughts: I am currently using a 3com and a dlink. I considered them lesser switches before, but the actually work! 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
anthonyg Tech Level: high Ownership: more than 1 year	4/19/2009 10:51:09 PM Linksys switch stopped working, too. Pros: When it worked... Cons: Bought two - five port version and eight port version. Five port version died in months - none of the ports worked. Eight port version died tonight after less than a year. I have cheap, cheap gear I bought years ago that still works, why won't a 'cisco'/ linksys device work after a couple of months, or after just a year? Other Thoughts: (I'll tell you why - because Cisco doesn't make this gear, Linksys does, and you get what you pay for, not the name on the box. Good move Cisco.) 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
irkd Tech Level: high Ownership: 1 month to 1 year	3/26/2009 6:52:12 PM Junk Pros: Alot of features for a tiny device Cons: We have somewhere between 15-20 of these units deployed over the past year. 6 months ago we replaced 3 all with the same problem none of the ports worked. Right now I have 6 more on my desk ready to RMA. the failure rate is not acceptable. Other Thoughts: I did not purchase these from newegg. 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Paul Tech Level: high Ownership: 1 day to 1 week This user purchased this item from Newegg	1/5/2009 11:35:03 AM Good switch Pros: Works fine, no problems. Cons: Why aren't decent GigE switches cheaper? Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A Tech Level: high Ownership: 1 month to 1 year This user purchased this item from Newegg	11/24/2008 9:11:07 AM As expected, but one unit failed Pros: VLANs: Good for partitioning network traffic. Small form factor and low power making it ideal for embedded applications. Low cost. Cons: One of our two units died after 1-2 months. No SNMP. Supports only 16 Multicast Groups with respect to IGMP snooping. Other Thoughts: Except for unit failure, what I would expect for the price. Manual is OK, but could use improvement. Hard to get deeper technical detail about the device. Specifically, what chip is used and a data sheet for that chip. 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
anthonyg Tech Level: high Ownership: 1 month to 1 year	10/4/2008 10:57:18 PM Stopped working - other model works Pros: Good features for the price - nice form factor. Good manual. Cons: This 8 port model died on me after a few months. (I bought a 5 port model at the same time which still works.) I bought mine elsewhere though. So disappointed that it powers up but won't work, I didn't go through the RMA process with Linksys - who wants the hassle? When products don't do what they should or fail for no reason in no time, then it's time to shop other designs. That's why I don't buy Netger anymore. Other Thoughts:* Great price point for this kind of device - wish it just worked. I could have used two more at work, and I know ten guys who would have liked something similar. 3 out of 4 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Roger Tech Level: somewhat high Ownership: 1 month to 1 year This user purchased this item from Newegg	9/20/2008 10:03:31 AM Great Switch-- Poor Reliability Pros: If you need a managed switch, this is a good one. Lots of features, low price. It served me well right up to the point it failed. Mine failed in less than a year, so the warranty is good -- Newegg is shipping the replacement. Newegg is definitely a 'pros'. Cons: Failed after 8 months. (keep your old one around for a replacement when this one fails :) 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Joriz Tech Level: high Ownership: 1 month to 1 year This user purchased this item from Newegg	9/14/2008 9:46:37 AM Switch stopped working Pros: Love this product. functionalities/features included were awesome esp the port mirroring which was the primary reason I got this. Cons: This switch did not last - very very unreliable. This switch just stoppped working today. I woke up this morning and saw my internet phone disconnected. Rebooted all my routers/switch/cable modem but it still nothing had worked until i ended up zeroing in to this switch. I plugged my computer directly to it and it said that my network cable was unplugged. Of course my computer worked if connecting directly to my router. ABSOLULTELY UNDEPENDABLE THAT WOULD LAST. Other Thoughts: this worked well until now when it broke after owning for just 9 months. I guess it was not as reliable as i thought linksys should generally tout itself of. I had another linksys (WRT54GL) that just would not die. I had it for like 5 yrs or more. Let me see how Linksys would handle this since i'm sitll convered by 1 yr manufacturer's warranty. 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Ian Tech Level: high Ownership: 1 week to 1 month This user purchased this item from Newegg	6/1/2008 6:01:12 PM Very nice Pros: VLANs actually work! Throughput excellent. PoE feature not tried, but it's a good idea. Surprisingly good value for a switch of this class! I'd even consider it for business use on the outer fringes of the network. Cons: GUI must be configured in a particular order when setting up VLANs, particularly if you want to move the switch's management IP. Had to reset it once but it was no big deal. Just used to have an out-of-band console port I guess. Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Joriz Tech Level: high Ownership: 1 month to 1 year This user purchased this item from Newegg	3/13/2008 10:58:56 PM Awesome ! Pros: the best thing i like with this switch is the port mirroring that i use for traffic capture. So far it's been awesome, no reboots.. it does not disconnect me or whatsoever. There are tons of features but havent had much time to experiment on them. It's very easy to install and configure. Hopefully this lasts. Cons: none so far. Other Thoughts: i hope i can take advantage of 1Gbps bandwidth. It's just that my nic is still 10/100. Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A Tech Level: somewhat high Ownership: 1 month to 1 year This user purchased this item from Newegg	3/7/2008 3:00:53 PM Pros: does what it is suposed to do Cons: none 1 out of 3 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A Tech Level: somewhat high Ownership: 1 month to 1 year This user purchased this item from Newegg	3/7/2008 3:00:02 PM Pros: does what it is suposed to do Cons: none 0 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
MichaleR Tech Level: somewhat high Ownership: 1 day to 1 week This user purchased this item from Newegg	2/16/2008 10:52:29 AM Oh so close Pros: Works great out of the box. Configuration instructions may catch someone who doesn't have a 192.168.1.0/24 interface configured on the machine used to configure, otherwise... Web interface provides quick, clear access to all features. Ability to aggregate ports a nice surprise. Ability to power the device itself with POE very nice. Cons: No SNMP, no port naming and WORST of all no display of IP or MAC addr attached to a port. So yes, you do have a managed switch with respect to restricting access and slicing your net up into VLANs. But when you'd like to look at your device stats you need to have an _accurate_ list of what's connected to each port. If they would only display the MAC addr this fault would be neutralized. This is a con because the MAC addr display would be an easy to include feature of the management display. SNMP would allow you to monitor port activity without logging in to the device. Other Thoughts: It seems this switch is firmware feature limited to allow Linksys to have a lower cost alternative to the Linksys SRW2008. As if the mini-GBIC ports on the SRW weren't quit enough to set them apart on the spec list. Leaving SNMP out of any product labeled "Managed" is ... disingenuous. 5 out of 6 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A Tech Level: high Ownership: 1 week to 1 month This user purchased this item from Newegg	2/1/2008 12:35:02 PM Pros: Extremely easy to configure. No configuration required for basic operation. Lots of options including Port Mirroring and Trunking. Cons: None that I have found. Other Thoughts: This is a great choice for IDS (Intrusion Detection) monitoring. The port mirror is easy to set up and works exactly as expected. This is the cheapest switched solution I have found. 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
edison Tech Level: high Ownership: 1 month to 1 year	1/16/2008 5:13:11 PM Great managed switch Pros: Great switch can be managed to support VLAN, STP, LACG, storm control, etc.....for $100. Cons: none Other Thoughts: This one has same feature as their 24 and 48 port managed switch. Using browser to manage it. 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
dblqpoet Tech Level: high Ownership: 1 day to 1 week	10/28/2007 6:38:36 PM Great Pros: This is a grseat product. It works as advertised. I've only had it a few days but I recognized the speed boost immediately! Cons: None so far. I may update may my review after I've had it a few months. Other Thoughts: It does get a little hot. And so does the Linksys WRVS4400N. 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Chris Tech Level: high Ownership: 1 month to 1 year	10/26/2007 9:59:16 PM Mine worked perfectly Pros: Mine worked perfectly out of the box. Granted there is nothing to configure with this since it is a switch. Awesome speeds with full duplex 1Gbps, tough metal case, wall mountable. Cons: None. Fast, plenty of ports, no configuration necessary. Other Thoughts: Don't give a product a low score because you happen to get a bad unit. 1 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A Tech Level: high Ownership: less than 1 day This user purchased this item from Newegg	9/18/2007 6:20:42 AM Pros: 1Gb and mananaged for a reasonable price Cons: ONLY HALF of the ports worked when shipped. LINKSYS support on THIS product was worthless. Other Thoughts: My expectations for this are high so I am getting a replacement. Hope the QA improves. 4 out of 8 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!