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

Performance!

I use Netgear devices as integral components for my home network. This is an unmanaged switch. It is connected to an Ethernet cable and provides Ethernet connectivity to seven other devices. It cannot be configured and does not have any software. It is also NOT a PoE switch.

Device did not work as a managed switch. Discovery app could not find it on the LAN to log in. Documentation included of little help nor docs online. Tech support was unable to solve the problem. Sending it back for refund.

Living in Florida these things get hit by lightening so I always keep a spare or two ready to go. This last lightening hit took out two of my NetGear switches, but as expected did not get anything else on the network. 100% opinion here, but I feel as though they act like fuses for the network. Sure it sucks that they get hit, but it would be way worse if my router took the hit or my wired computers. These switches are plug and play.

Good high quality metal construction with great consistent gigabit speed. We recommend the same model in our store and always have one in stock.

Easy to use eight port switch. Been a year or so. Am content as of now, but I did not expect any warranty support from day one. Guess Im lucky.

I hooked it up to network port of nest wifi router. Works flawlessly. It is set it and forget it setup. Each of the port is 1G ethernet, so that helps with throughput as well.

I did not need 8 ports but the small cost diff from 5-port to 8-port made it attractive. This lets my 1GB network cards on my four desktops to run at 1Gb transfer speeds without going through my 100Mb Router. However, the problem with Windows 10 not talking to older Windows versions remains unsolved. So while my XP and W98 PCs now have 1Gb transfer access, I still have to use a USB storage unit off my 100Mb router to effect transfers to/from my two W10 machines. I had hopes. Sigh. Even so, it is nice to have my W10 units transferring at 1Gb speed. Hint to novices, run this off one of the four ports on your router. The network to benefit from the managed router controls should look like: World === Cable modem === Router/Firewall === 1Gb Switch === PCs

Great price, well made and easy as can be to get up and running.

Used this to hardwire my office for telework in the new world of COVID. The switch works great. My VPN connection is as solid as can be expected considering my ISP and employer... Im a happy teleworker.