Customer Reviews

NETGEAR FS605NA 5-Port Fast Ethernet Switch

5 star:		(58)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(8)

 

 

This switch is as advertised. It works out of the box, without any problems, setups, uplink switches, or anything else. Just plug and play.

Silent, fan-less operation. However, it does get a bit warm to the touch. If fully loaded (using all ports at high volumes of traffic) and running in warmer room, overheating may become an issue. Even so, I'll take that possibility over yet another noisy fan in my office.

When you review a switch either it works or it does not. I have the Netgeat FS605 installed two switches down stream from my cable modem and it works without a hitch. The next issues with a switch is noise and heat. In these categories the netgear FS605 is awesome. It is operating 24 hours a day and cool to the touch. Best of all I cannot hear anything when it is turned on. I have some netgear switches with fans that let you know when they are on. Not this one. Great for the home theatre area where you want quite. I use it to pass the ethernet from my playstation to my server that uses QCast to play avi on my TV. Netgear FS605 is a keeper.

The Netgear FS605 is a great 5 port switch. Simply just plug it in and your on your way. I have one at home and have one that we use at work. The unit is sleek and has good quality for the price. I would highly recommend this unit for anyone looking for a basic switch.

I tried using a D-Link router with my Direcway/Hughes satellite Internet connection with absolutely no success. With that connection the only thing that will work is a hub or switch. A switch is more advanced because it is able to feed all the outputs with fast connections instead of having to share the input as a hub does.
The Netgear FS605 (which currently has a $10 rebate) is very simple to set up since all it really does take an input and feed it to everything else. No IP addresses of Ethernet names are required. The enclosed paper Installation Guide estimates the setup time to be 5-10 minutes and that's about right. No problems whatsoever.
I would recommend this to anyone having satellite Internet.

I have had my xbox 360, my laptop, and my two friends' laptops connected to this hub at the same time and it handled it no problem. None of them experienced any problems, and their connections were just as fast. This works great.

Setup of this device couldn't be easier. Plug in a power source, plug in your Cat 5 cables and go. I have a networked DVR and an Xbox connected, and both connections have been running smoothly.

Absolutely plug-n-play. No set-up required. I have had to unplug and plug it in again after moving devices around but not a problem. Makes my life so much easier. Yes, you can probably buy a router but they are not the same thing. If you just want to be able to plug multiple devices into one network connection, this is the thing. I have my computer and a LinkStation server, with a printer on the server, working seamlessly on this switch. For a while I even had a wireless router on it, at the same time. If I have to plug in a laptop briefly, no problem, I just use a short cable and plug into the switch. Saves me crawling around unplugging and plugging stuff in. I couldn't be happier. I hope it lasts a very long time.

Works Great. No noise, no heat, no hassle.
Exceptional value for the price (especially with rebate).

This is a great switch, I use it to share my ADSL, it was just plug an play, no fuss, in three minutes I was running three computers, its also very compact and nice looking, the silver finish is better looking than Lynksys and Dlink. Well worth the price.

Switch is fine, but power supply is the least efficient I've ever seen, producing 6 watts out with 23 watts in. There's no excuse for 26% power supply efficiency, when an 80% efficient design costs nearly the same. This power supply will add about $3/month to your electric bill.