Customer Reviews

Cisco-Linksys EZXS16W EtherFast 10/100 16-Port Workgroup Switch

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After an unfortunate power spike that fried 3 of the 8 ports on my old switch, I felt that as long as I need to replace, I may as well upgrade at the same time.

With the expansion of the wireless market, switches like these are coming down in price. Life is good. If you can accomodate the wiring it's tough to beat the Mbps/cost ratio that wired networking provides.

This switch is just as easy as its little brother. Plug it in, plug in the CAT5 and you are up and running. The LEDs let you know at a glance if there are any collision or speed issues.

This switch provides enough performance to share the DSL connection, play skipless music and video over the network and make the transfer of large files quick and easy.

With 16 ports, I doubt I will be filling out the switch anytime soon and I will probably upgrade to Gigabit networking before then anyways.

I just purchased this switch and it works great. Here's some of the reasons why I recommend it.

Works great and it's relatively cheap. 5 minutes out of the box and it was up and running. I own several Linksys equipment and have not had any problems.

It stacks well with other linksys equipment. I also have a cable/DSL router and this switch has the same footprint so they stack together. Beware of the linksys 5 port or 8 port switches, they are much smaller and will not stack on top of a Linksys Cable/DSL router or Wireless router. The pictures make them look the same but make sure you look at the dimensions of the item.

The ethernet cables run into the back of the unit. I think this is plus for home use since it keeps the desk less cluttered. You can tell the status of the connection on the front without the cables everywhere like the Netgear switches.

Highly recommend this switch.

Had one of these for over a year. It is extremely reliable,
works with all of my other equipment (including Cisco),
and has lots of flashing lights (status LEDs). If I could
find any new ones for sale under [X]/each, then I'd
purchase two more.

I have owned this product since last summer. I have not had any problems with it. The switch was easy to set up and install. I currently have four pcs hooked up to the switch. My switch is hooked up to a Linksys 4-port router.

Speaking to reliability, our company (one of the DOW companies) bought several of these for a testing group over network products that our own company makes! We have used them for over a year now and have had absolutely no problems with any of them. I highly recommend them for cost and reliability.

Got this item for my drug store LAN, when added a hosted phone system. Older router only had 10 ports, needed more for the phone system. It was trully PLUG and PLAY. Worked from day 1, and a lot cheaper than buying a 16 or 20 port router. I would reccomend it for anyone looking for simular item.

Linksys EZXS16W EtherFast 10/100 16-Port Workgroup Switch
Delivery was fast, installation was simple and unit automatically connected every one in the workgroup without any problems. Some PC's were running Win XP and one is running Vista, they all connect to an SBC Global Gateway for their internet connection through the switch. Switch does not generate much heat.

For those of us who just don't want to live in the half-duplex single-pipeline, high-latency low-reliability world of wireless, this switch is the perfect centerpiece of a home network. It's cheap, fast, and reliable. Of course, you'll need copper in your walls and an a socket in each room, but once you've got that in place, you'll have a home network that isn't susceptible to your daughter's cell phone, the kitchen microwave or your neighbor's motion detector.

This product have been installed in the attic of my house. It has been over a year and it is still working fine. The case have warped a little due to the heat from being enclosed in a attic. This device was used to distribute LAN to every room in my house. There are plenty of ports to work for a small home network.

This is a nice little switch at a reasonable price. It has decent management for an entry level switch and runs very quiet. I would definitely recommend.