NETGEAR 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Plus Switch (GS308E) - Desktop or Wall Mount, Home Network Hub, Office Ethernet Splitter, Silent Operation, Black

This is a pretty simple to use, and its pretty sleek looking. Plug it in, hook your Ethernet from the WiFi into the first slot and Ethernet cables to your devices in the next 7.

Like the title says, you don’t need to be a rocket scientist or IT engineer to install this for your home network. Really nice and sleek design.

Used this to replace a 5 port cheaper switch that ran out of ports , it works well and is sturdy

Its been running non stop for two plus years now and does what it says.

I have many switches I use for NVR Video surveillance, and high end hone network testing, local backups and large file transfers. I got this as a backup but wound up using for redundancy to my network! It is managed but I use it out of the box as unmanaged and works great! Im not a huge netgear fan for routers, however their switches are first class for large scale home / small business use.. I needed tech support on a different switch that was out of warrantee but running behind this one which was covered, I was surprised at how really helpful their support was to not just help me with my one issue but providing a very quick solution for me that made sense as they really knew their stuff, just took them understanding exactly what my goal was and im very grateful they really helped me out, but this switch for the money is rock solid and would buy more, and would recommend to a friend, customer, anybody who needs an unmanaged switch or a managed one with limited options but some customization if needed, though always works right out of the box after all kinds of routers, ip addresses subnet changes, it immediately adapts and kicks right into new settings like a breeze!! Great product!

I had an older 8-channel ethernet switch which seemed to have occasional dropouts. It was also running warm. This was truly plug and play. I did not have to anything other than plug it into an AC outlet then plug in the ethernet cables and it worked as it was supposed to.

I have used Netgear products in my homes for over 25 years - good quality and reasonably priced.

I have 1 connection coming in to my office and added a server with 4 gigabit ethernet ports, on-top of my desktop. Has done, and is doing a great job. Speedtest.net shows I can get a top speed of up-to about 980Mbps on my 1G AT&T fiber connection (both upload and download). I find it interesting that my upload speed is often quite a bit higher than my download speed which shows that the switch is not getting in the way. This was good news for my new server to be able to achieve the throughput I need through the fiber connection. Just for fun I connected to a server in Poland and was able to get nearly 300Mbps download and over 600Mbps upload. A German server showed pretty similar results suggesting that the speed may be more related to traffic than my broadband connection. But I digress...

Got the 8-port Netgear switch for $18.99. Great value for a trusted brand and it works great. What else can you say?

Works