NETGEAR 5-Port Gigabit Ethernet Plus Switch (GS305E) - Desktop or Wall Mount, Home Network Hub, Office Ethernet Splitter, Silent Operation

Una solución sencilla de usar y bastante práctica para organizar y gestionar una pequeña red doméstica

This is really great. It worked fine straight out of the box. You can manage it from your PC and configure the more sophisticated features from there.

Le commutateur NETGEAR Gigabit Ethernet Plus 8 ports est facile à installer et performant. Il permet de segmenter les réseaux avec des VLANs, idéal pour une utilisation fluide et sans ralentissement. Je recommande !

I’ve been extremely happy with these NETGEAR GS305E switches. I currently use three of them, with one located in each room where I need multiple wired connections. They all feed back to a GS308E that serves as my core switch, which is connected to my Firewalla Gold. My main reason for choosing the GS305E was VLAN support. I wanted true network separation rather than simply adding more unmanaged switches throughout the house. I have different VLANs configured on the Firewalla, and setting up the GS305Es to carry the appropriate tagged VLAN traffic and assign individual ports to the correct networks was surprisingly easy. The web management interface is straightforward and gives you the controls that actually matter without turning configuration into an unnecessarily complicated project. Setting up 802.1Q VLANs, configuring tagged and untagged ports, and assigning the appropriate PVIDs was easy to understand. Once configured, I could have a single Ethernet run going into a room and then use the GS305E to put individual wired devices onto the appropriate VLAN. That made expanding my segmented network throughout the house much cleaner and easier than running additional dedicated Ethernet lines for every network. They’re also small, fanless, silent, and easy to tuck away in individual rooms. Despite being inexpensive switches, they provide the management features I needed to extend my VLAN architecture properly. For anyone running something like Firewalla and wanting to maintain VLAN separation across multiple rooms, these switches are a great solution. My three GS305Es combined with the GS308E core switch have given me a simple, reliable, and very flexible wired network without requiring expensive enterprise hardware. I would absolutely buy them again.

This ethernet switch has been absolutely great and solved significant network link issues between my Rogers router and PC. I was experiencing inconsistent connectivity and slow data transfer rates before integrating this switch into my network setup. After connecting the switch, my network performance improved dramatically. The link is now stable and reliable, providing the gigabit speeds I need. The switch is easy to set up with no additional configuration required. It works seamlessly with my existing network infrastructure and the Rogers router. The build quality seems solid, and it has been operating without any issues. For anyone experiencing similar network connectivity problems or looking to improve their network performance, this switch is a worthwhile investment. Highly recommended for anyone needing a reliable ethernet solution.