Customer Reviews

Hawking Technology PN105ES 5-Port 10/100 Switch

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We purchase a dozen of these switches a year or so ago. All but 2 have failed. They heat up over time and then the network speed drops to nearly nothing. The user still sees the network but bandwidth is almost non-existant. If you need a cheap switch for a network go with a Linksys or if you need to step down a bit a D-Link.

I have used this switch on a daily basis in excess of 6 months. It was inexpensive and worked great when I plugged it in. After about 4 months I started to have problems connecting thru the switch. At roughly the 6 month stage the switch would stop working entirely after about 10 minutes. After noticing that the case was getting warm to the touch, I pulled the card from the case and positioned it in front of an exhaust fan on my work bench. Within a few seconds it had re-established a network connection and has been working since. Obviously the chip has an overheating problem. I could not recommend this card to the average user who needed long term reliability. Spend a little more, get a switch you can rely on.

You get exactly what is advertised... Since I've installed it in my network the only difference I've found is that I have more ports, which is exactly how a switch should work. This is the second thing I've purchased by Hawking Technology. I hadn't heard of them before, but am very pleased with their products and quality.