NETGEAR ProSafe 5-Port Gigabit Unmanaged Plus Switch GS105E

by Netgear

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.7 x 3.2 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002YK8WMC
• Item model number: GS105E
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 14, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The NETGEAR GS105E ProSafe Plus 5-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch offers growing businesses great network performance and reliability with ease of use. With five ports delivering up to 2000Mbps bi-directional bandwidth on each port, your business will have a fast, reliable network up to ensure your critical needs are met. The ProSafe Plus Switch allows companies that can't afford to deal with complex managed switches an option for a switch that lets you monitor network and traffic behavior, and also provides some configuration capabilities.

ProSafe Plus 5-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch features: 2000 Mbps bi-directional bandwidth per port VLAN support for network security and segmentation Quality of Service (QoS) for automatic network prioritization

The ProSafe Switch delivers great value with business-class features and reliability. View larger.

The ProSafe Switch is easy to set up and perfect for small businesses. View larger.

Advanced Business-Class Features and Reliability
With businesses placing more demands on their network infrastructure and using network devices such as VoIP phones and IP cameras, a simple plug-and-play switch doesn't cut it. At the same time, businesses don't necessarily have the resources to support a complex managed switch. Enter the ProSafe Plus Switch: at just a slight cost over unmanaged switches, the ProSafe Plus Switch offers great value to growing businesses by offering advanced features such as network monitoring and traffic optimization.

VLAN Support and Network Monitoring
The ProSafe Plus Switch offers network monitoring and configuration capabilities including Virtual LAN (VLAN) support for network segmentation and security, allowing for management of collision domains.

The switch also gives users the ability to monitor and observe traffic behavior, providing more insight into network behavior. If there are any connectivity issues, the switch offers a cable diagnostic test capability that lets you identify and locate problems in the cables.

Quality of Service (QoS) for Prioritizing Network Traffic
The ProSafe Plus Switch supports Quality of Service (QoS), which automatically prioritizes more important network traffic, such as streaming video and Internet phone calls that need the added bandwidth.

Additionally, as a means to optimize traffic, the ProSafe Plus Switch offers both port and tag-based prioritization to keep the latency-sensitive traffic moving efficiently ahead of less critical packets.

NETGEAR Green -- Energy Efficient Design
The ProSafe Plus Switch is a NETGEAR Green product, so you know you're getting a device. The switch uses up to 60-percent lower power consumption compared to the equivalent NETGEAR unmanaged product and has an auto power-down mode that saves energy when the port isn't connected. When using short cables (under 10 meters), the switch automatically provides less transmit power. The packaging is manufactured with at least 80-percent recycled materials.

Sturdy Metal Design and Lifetime Warranty
The ProSafe Plus Switch is housed in a durable metal case with a fan-less design for silent, reliable operation without moving parts.

The NETGEAR GS105E ProSafe Plus 5-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch is backed by a lifetime warranty.

What's in the Box
ProSafe Plus 5-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch, wall-mount kit, power adapter, quick install guide, installation CD.

Product Description

Prosafe Plus 5port Green Perpgigabit Switch W/ Qos & Vlan

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Ping Problem, June 9, 2010

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Easy-G (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: NETGEAR ProSafe 5-Port Gigabit Unmanaged Plus Switch GS105E (Personal Computers)

I had read a couple of reviews here on Amazon and elsewhere about how the GS105E responds to pings destined to other devices. I really liked the features this switch offers so I went ahead and purchased it. When I received it I connected it up and started pinging "fake" IP addresses and the switch didn't respond with ping replies. I was happy thinking I got a model that had been fixed. I then did a scan of IP addresses in my local subnet. As soon as I pinged the switch, it began to respond to all pings to all other IP addresses. The earliest review I found for this problem was back in March. It is now June and they still haven't released any firmware updates for this switch. To be honest, I don't even know why this switch has an IP address assigned to it anyways. You can't ping anything from the switch and you don't manage the switch with the IP address. You must have your PC (sorry Mac & Linux users) connected to the switch if you want to manage its built-in features. You cannot manage the switch from another network like you would a higher end switch. You also must install WinPcap, Adobe Air, and Netgear's management software to manage this switch. You cannot manage it with telnet or a web browser.

This switch is suppose to have a cable diagnostic feature built into it, but it doesn't. I also purchased the JFS524E switch which is part of Netgear's Unmanaged Plus series. The JFS524E does have this feature. It's pretty cool because you can use it to tell you how long a cable run is. Netgear might be able to add this feature in the future with a firmware update.

I wrote a separate review on the NETGEAR ProSafe 24-Port Fast Ethernet Unmanaged Plus Switch JFS524E if you want to read the differences between the two models. If it wasn't for the ping issue, I would have kept the GS105E.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Seems to work for gaming., April 30, 2010

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Christopher K. Pryble (Chicago, Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: NETGEAR ProSafe 5-Port Gigabit Unmanaged Plus Switch GS105E (Personal Computers)

I bought this as a replacement for a GS105 UNMANAGED switch, witch did NOT recognize Qos (Quality of service). This switch works just fine, with an XBOX 360 gaming system. In fact it cured the LAG on my home network. I do not know about the ping problem, at least it does not seem to have any negative affect on my COD-MW2 games. I have always had good experiences with Netgear's ProSafe product line. Downloading the latest FIRMWARE update cures any ping problems and adds cable testing(excellent!).

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Netgear GS105E - design flaws - do not purchase, April 21, 2010

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L. M. Stocksdale "TNTLabs" (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: NETGEAR ProSafe 5-Port Gigabit Unmanaged Plus Switch GS105E (Personal Computers)

This device is a managed switch. I purchased it for the port mirror capabilities for a work project. Since it is a managed switch it has a MAC and IP address so that you can configure it. The device has a serious design flaw as confirmed with NETGEAR tech support. They indicate a firmware patch will fix the problem. They've known about the problem for several months and still no patch. The problem is that when you ping any device on your LAN segment the GS105E will erroneously send a response. Thus you get two responses. One real the intended device and one from the GS105E. For my network management station it accepts the first response it receives and causes all kinds of confusion on the network. I cant tell who is alive and who is not. DO NOT PURCHASE!!! SERIOUSLY and ADMITTEDLY FLAWED. NETGEAR should pull it from the market. They are ruining their good name.