D-Link DSS-5+ 5-Port 10/100 Switch, Desktop

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• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4 x 1.2 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000023VUE
• Item model number: DSS-5+
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 15, 2001

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The D-Link DSS-5+ is a powerful desktop Dual Speed 5-port 10/100Mb Ethernet/Fast Ethernet NWay auto-negotiating switch. It functionally eliminates unnecessary traffic and relieves data congestion by delivering dedicated bandwidth for each of the five ports. An individual port can connect to either an Ethernet or Fast Ethernet device. NWay auto-negotiation automatically determines the transmission speed of the attached device on each port.

The DSS-5+ provides dynamic buffer allocation that employs network-load balancing for faster data handling. The uplink interface connection enables easy expansion. The DSS-5+ uses fast store-and-forward architecture to ensure low latency and high data integrity. It supports stacking through the MDI II uplink RJ-45 connection, which is shared with port 1 for flexible media connection and expansion capabilities.

Product Description

D-Link¿s DSS-5+ is a 5-port 10/100Mbps desktop switch that is an ideal choice for small workgroups. The DSS-5+ allows users to simply plug any port to either a 10Mbps Ethernet or 100Mbps Fast Ethernet network for compatibility, convenience, and faster connection. Each port on the DSS-5+ supports automatic MDI/MDIX detection providing true 'plug and play' capability without the need for confusing crossover cables or crossover ports. With the media auto-sensing feature, plug in the network cable to the DSS-5+ directly without the need to worry if the end node is a NIC (Network Interface Card) or switch/hub. The DSS-5+ also supports flow control and auto-negotiation of half or full duplex transfer modes for each port. The DSS-5+ provides dynamic memory allocation for data flow control to guarantee against possible packet loss. The DSS-5+ uses fast store-and-forward switching to ensure low data latency and prevents error packages from transmitting among segments.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sweetest little switch!, January 21, 2002

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Bill Catambay "Don Merlin" (Santa Clara, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: D-Link DSS-5+ 5-Port 10/100 Switch, Desktop (Personal Computers)

I have been replacing my ethernet hubs with switches (because the throughput on a switch is much better than on a hub). After extensive review, I decided to get one D-Link 5-port switch and one Netgear 5-port switch, both auto-sensing for 10/100 rate. The truth is, they both work great! They both perform well, and were equally easy to hookup (no software to deal with). I will add one thing, and that is that the D-Link box was a much nicer design than the Netgear. First of all, it is much smaller (the picture of the D-Link here is deceiving). Secondly, the Netgear has the LED lights and the ethernet ports on the same side. For my setup, I prefer the ports on the back and the lights on the front. I think the Netgear switch was fashioned more for a rack. Style aside, a big thumbs up for both of these switches!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent 5-Port 10/100 Switch, August 22, 2005

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David A. Lessnau (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: D-Link DSS-5+ 5-Port 10/100 Switch, Desktop (Personal Computers)

I've been using this switch non-stop for over two years now and have never had any kind of problem. It's a great little switch that's definitely worth the money. All the ports are in the back, the casing has a brushed aluminum look, and it's fanless, so it's definitely possible to leave it sitting on the desk. Since the "switching fabric" supports 1GB/sec, that means each of the five ports can carry their full 200MB/sec (100MB/sec each way) capacity without problem. The darn thing doesn't even get warm. Definitely a good buy (I rate it at 5 stars out of 5).

One note: If I were to buy another switch today, I'd probably go for the 10/100/1000 version of the same switch (the D-Link DGS-1005D). Darn near every computer sold these days has a Gigabit Ethernet connection built into it. So, having that switch would most likely let people take advantage of the added speed on their local networks (assuming they had Cat 5e or Cat 6 cabling -- however, it wouldn't make any difference across the internet since only a rare few cable modem even connect at 100Mb/sec and I don't know of any that connect at 1 GB/sec). But, since that switch costs about twice as much as this one, there's a bit of a trade-off.

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cheap and Fast, Good Combination, October 12, 2000

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Greg Surbey "Greg Surbey" (Nashua, NH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: D-Link DSS-5+ 5-Port 10/100 Switch, Desktop (Personal Computers)

It's great for any home user just coming into the world of networking. Most people mistakenly buy a hub at a slightly lesser price, but switches are far better for even the less technically hard-core users. You pay roughly 1/3 more for a switch but it gives you up to TWICE the speed of a hub because of the difference in the way they utilize a thing called full duplexing (sending and receiving information simultaneously). A hub will only do full duplex with two computers talking on the network, which is rarely the case, and with more than two computers it will go at half duplex. A switch does full duplex all the time regardless of how many computers are communicating at one time.