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- Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (parts): 1 year
- Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (labor): 1 year
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Doesn't last
- Pros: Cheap, worked well to start with, 8-port gigabit connectivity. Good switch until it died.
- Cons: After about two year the unit started to fail at gigabit speeds, devices which supported it would start to bounce between 100-full and 1000-full which slowly got worse. Would have RMA'd the unit but warranty repair service was almost the cost of buying a new switch. Before tossing the unit, I examined the unit I noticed some bulged capacitors and verified online the known problem of cheap caps. Not sure if the cheap cap problem has been resolved or not but units manufactured in 2007 and early 2008 have been known for this issue.
- Other Thoughts: If your unit has bad capacitors the best thing to do is to keep the switch in a cool room with a stable temperature and at least some air flow. This will slow the wear and tear on the unit, in general it is good for all equipment but especially to those which tend to have faulty capacitors.
Decent Switch
- Pros: Nice switch, jumbo frames, 802.1p support, still ticking after 4 or 5 years.
- Cons: tends to be picky about gigabit link negotiations. I don't know if the cables, NICs, or switch are at fault, but sometimes I'll plug in gigabit equipment and the switch will configure it to run at 100mbit. I normallyjust try different ports until the switch figures it out, but I've never had to do that on my Netgear GS108T. At one point I tried setting my link speed to gigabit on the NIC, then the switch completely froze when I plugged it into a port that didn't want to do gigabit.
- Other Thoughts: As a secondary switch to get myself some more gigabit ports, this isn't bad, but if I needed all the ports to work at gigabit speeds all the time, I'd probably be quite dissapointed with it.
Worked until...
- Pros: Worked fine for 3 years
- Cons: Stoped working after warranty period.
- Other Thoughts: Keep in mind it may not last that far beyond the warranty.
| Model |
| Brand |
NETGEAR |
| Model |
GS608 |
| Spec |
| Switch Type |
External |
| Standards |
IEEE 802.3i, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab and IEEE 802.1p |
| Network Management Type |
Unmanaged |
| Jumbo Frames |
Yes |
| Ports |
8 x RJ45 |
| Speed |
10/100/1000Mbps |
| MAC Address Table |
4K |
| Buffer Memory |
128KB |
| Switching Method |
Store and Forward |
| PoE |
No |
| Stackable |
No |
| SNMP |
No |
| QoS |
No |
| LACP |
No |
| Layer |
2 |
| Port Mirroring |
No |
| Module Support |
No |
| VLAN Support |
No |
| Packaging |
| Package Contents |
GS608
Installation Guide
Power Adapter
Other Accessories |
| Manufacturer Warranty |
| Parts |
1 year limited |
| Labor |
1 year limited |
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Reviewed By: ZGamer on 10/27/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: more than 1 year
