Netgear ProSafe GS605 5-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch - GS605NA

Product Summary

Manufacturer: Netgear

Mfg Part#: GS605NA

UPC: 00606449035988

Buy.com Sku: 10372559

Item#: CVLNDK

Buy.com Sales Rank: 581

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Gigabit Ethernet for Maximum Performance

Connects up to 10x faster than Fast Ethernet for maximum performance

Move large files such as multimedia, gaming and Internet access across your network at high speeds

Fanless design for quiet operation

Plug-and-play installation delivers ease of use

Package Contents

5-port 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Switch (GS605v3)

Vertical stand

Power adapter

Instrallation guide

Warranty/support information card

Features

	Connects up to 5 or 8 devices delivering speeds up to 10x faster than Fast Ethernet
	Plug-and-play technology
	Dual color LEDs monitor link, speed,and activity
	Supports Fast and Gigabit Ethernet devices with automatic speed-sensing and AutoUplink™ technology
	Supports Windows® and Macintosh® platforms

Tech Specs

	Network Ports
	GS605: 5 auto-speed sensing UTP ports
	GS608: 8 auto-speed sensing UTP ports
	Forwarding Mode
	Store-and-forward
	128K on-chip packet buffering
	Performance
	Forward Rate (10 Mbps port): 14,800 packets/sec
	Forward Rate (100 Mbps port): 148,000 packets/sec
	Forward Rate (1000 Mbps port): 1,480,000 packets/sec
	Latency @ 10 Mbps - 1250 µs (max)
	Latency @ 100 Mbps - 125 µs (max)
	Latency @ 1000 Mbps - 15 µs (max)
	MAC address database: 4,000
	Mean time between failures (MTBF): 816,000 hours (9 years)
	AC Power
	12V AC,1A; Plug is localized to country of sale
	GS605: 12W (12V, 1A)
	GS608: 14.4W (12V, 1.2A)
	Status LEDs
	System power
	Link, speed and activity indicators for each port
	Environmental Specifications
	Operating temperature: 0° to 40°C (32° to 104°F)
	Operating humidity: 10% to 90% non-condensing
	Storage temperature: 20° to 70°C (-4° to 158°F)
	Storage humidity: 10% to 95% relative humidity
	Standards Compliance
	IEEE 802.3i 10BASE-T Ethernet
	IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet
	IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet
	IEEE 802.1p priority tags
	IEEE 802.3x Full-duplex flow control Jumbo frame support (9,000 byte frames)
	Safety Agency Approvals
	C-Tick, CE Mark
	Emissions
	FCC Class B and VCCI Class B, MIC
	Warranty
	NETGEAR 2-year Warranty
	System Requirements
	10 Mbps - UTP Cat 3 (or better)
	100 Mbps - UTP Cat 5 (or better)
	1000 Mbps - UTP Cat 5e (or better)
	Gigabit Network card for each PC or server (e.g., NETGEAR GA311)
	Windows®, Mac® OS, NetWare™, Linux®

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Customer Reviews

Value	4.5
Performance	4.5
Ease of Use	5
Overall Satisfaction	4.5

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5 of 5 Great Switch Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Mike from Atlanta, GA

I have the 8 port and the 5 port switch. They both work great right out of the box. They stack vertically so they don't take up too much room. No need to reboot to keep network going. You won't be disappointed with this switch.

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5 of 5 Best 5 Port Gigabit Switch! Wednesday, February 11, 2009
mstexas from Texas

This Gigabit switch as well as the other Netgear Gigabit switches work great! I have replaced about a dozen Linksys Gigabit switches in the past 3 months and will never buy Linksys again. They are dropping like flies! Thankfully I found these fantastic Netgear Gigabit switches. My customers and I thank you, Netgear!

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5 of 5 Can't argue with flawless operation Wednesday, January 28, 2009
A Customer from MA

Just plugged it in, connected up my mix of Gigabit, 100MB and 10MB equipment, and everything just kept working flawlessly. Can't complain about that, and the price was right too.

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5 of 5 Great! Tuesday, November 18, 2008
P from Tilton, NH

Always great and easy to set up. Have tons of these at the school I work for.

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5 of 5 No complaints Thursday, May 08, 2008
Ken from Pittsburgh, PA

This is one of those items that you basically plug in and it works. Reasonably priced, and it transparently does its job. I'd be inclined to blame any network hiccups we occasionally have here at home on the main router/DSL modem, not this device.

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4 of 5 Works well Sunday, May 04, 2008
A Customer from AZ

This was a great switch for my simple home network. There was no setup needed. I just plugged in my ethernet cables and it worked out of the box. I am pleased so far.

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5 of 5 Great little Gibabit Switch Monday, December 03, 2007
Randy from Phoenix, AZ

I already have two of these Netgear Switches in my LAN and am going to add a third. Fantastic little Gibabit switch. Completely plug and play, they just work, and I've never had one need to be power cycled.

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5 of 5 Works as expected Thursday, November 29, 2007
A Customer from Novato, CA

I have two of these switches now, and both work perfectly. Netgear makes great switches. I replaced a flaky ABS switch with this.

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4 of 5 Does the job quite well Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Jay from Edmond, OK

Not much to a switch. Plug it in and go. This copper gigabit switch does exactly that. Most of the machines in my home network are 10/100 but my notebook is 10/100/1000. The switch connects it at 1 gig about half the time. I suspect the issue of not connecting at 1 gig all the time has to do with my older CAT5 wiring. Be certain you are wired with really good CAT5e or CAT6. Good switch for the money.

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3 of 5 Good switch huge glitch Saturday, November 10, 2007
A Customer from Wallington, New Jersey

I have just tested it on my LAN when it was connected to router (and router to the switch). Together with Verizon technician I was able to discover that this is the culprit as far as speed access to Internet. Yes it is fast for Gigabit, but it has huge problem with Internet packets at the same time. The speed when simply bypassing the switch was 2-2.5Mbit/second. the same configuration, but on switch there is ony one computer and it has speed to Internet (downstream) of only 0.5 Mbit/second. I do not know of this new QoS implemented in it, but perhaps it was not done properly by Netgear. I am getting another switch because this one is not acceptable in my network. I hope that Linksys or DLink offers something better. I amy give shot Netgear GS105 that looks more professional and perhaps does not have this problem. Some stores will now see me buyng and returning gear just because manufaturers do not live up to quality/performance.

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5 of 5 Works great Saturday, September 29, 2007
A Customer from Free Shipping

Great deal, works great.

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5 of 5 Good item Monday, September 24, 2007
A Customer from Waynesboro, PA

Works as advertised. Best bang for the buck. GIGABIT is faster

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5 of 5 It just works Tuesday, July 03, 2007
scott from Jacksonville, FL

Fast, looks nice, no configuration, no heat, no noise, it just works like it is supposed to. I even like the configuration of the power cord, as it is small and fits into surge protectors easily.

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5 of 5 Awesome Sunday, May 27, 2007
A Customer from Provo, UT

Thing I like best is that I don't even know it's there...My old Belkin slowed things down. This switch keeps both computers that are connected to it running fast and smooth...

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5 of 5 Easy to use and fast Friday, May 25, 2007
JesseRPI from Conshohocken, PA

Couldn't have been any easier to set up, and is plenty fast as long as you're connecting to GB ethernet.

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1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.

5 of 5 Good product Friday, March 02, 2007
A Customer from NYC

Needed the flexibility of port speed, quick startup and good pricing - NetGear fit the bill. No fumbling with the product - starts up right out of the box.

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1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.

5 of 5 Best upgrade possible Wednesday, November 08, 2006
A Customer from South Milwaukee

I want to inform people that I used to have a linksys 5 port fast ethernet switch (100mbps) and when I wanted to transfer large files from or to my xbox the connection would sometimes time out for some reason. I tried troubleshooting this and couldn't figure it out? So I saw this great deal for a gigabit switch for around 29 after rebate and I thought it won't hurt to try it. I have a 2 xbox's, 1 linux desktop, 1 winbloz xp desktop, and a roommate that has winbloz xp al sharing an internet connection and all my computers share files and use the linux desktop as there backup server. When I tried this thing out, awesome!!! No more timing out and I was transferring files a little faster then the fast ethernet switch, it makes a huge difference on smaller files but only a little difference on large files but at least now I can count on a 3.9 gb file completely transferring without me having to check on it and restart the transfer. I use FlashFXP as my ftp client and avalaunch 49.3 (I think) as the ftp server on my xbox's. This is great!!! It also compliments my netgear router I already have, so now my router can just be a router/dhcp server instead of a router, switch, and a dhcp server and this way, if I do ever need anymore spots, i'll just connect to the router, there's 4 open ports on the router.

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2 of 2 customers found this review helpful.

4 of 5 Fantastic performance, snazzy looking Thursday, October 26, 2006
A Customer from Washington, DC

The Netgear switches keep getting better and better. This model comes with a much smaller power supply than the older ones do. Like other gigabit switches it does run rather hot. The colors on the front number-shaped lights are easy on the eyes and not too distracting. Performance is very good especially with the new jumbo frame support.

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