Netgear EN104TP 4-Port 10 Mbps Ethernet Hub RJ-45 with Uplink Button

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• Product Dimensions: 3.7 x 4 x 1.1 inches ; 11.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00000J4M9
• Item model number: EN-104TP
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,055 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 15, 2001

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Netgear EN104TP is an Ethernet hub supporting four 10Base-T ports and a push-button uplink port for network expansion. Connecting multiple PCs, this device provides a speed of 10 Mbps for information exchange, resource sharing, and client-server or peer-to-peer applications solutions with simple unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) wiring. Built-in LED indicators clearly display port status. Plug-and-play installation with no software to configure makes this device easy to use.

Note: The EN104TP version of the EN104 provides no BNC or AUI connection.

The Netgear EN104TP Ethernet Hub comes with a limited lifetime warranty.

Product Description

Netgear (EN104TPNA) HUB 4-PORT 10MBPS SLIMLINE

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Customer Reviews

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52 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A solid hub, but 10 Mbps is too limiting today., September 24, 2000

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Joseph Chiu (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Netgear EN104TP 4-Port 10 Mbps Ethernet Hub RJ-45 with Uplink Button (Personal Computers)

Our office used to use a handful of the EN-104 4-port hubs and some of the EN-108 (the 8-port version of the same product).

As 10 Mbps hubs go, the EN-104's are really nice.

The quality of NetGear equipment has always impressed me:

- Nice sturdy metal construction instead of plastic.

- Status indicators built into the jacks, so you can easily tell which cable is connected and is active.

- Right-angled barrel power connector which reduce the likelihood of disconnecting power accidentally.

- With an easy-to-access switch, Port 1 toggles between station mode and uplink mode. Unlike some hubs where two jacks are wired together, this design prevents accidentally shorting a station to an uplink.

- Screw-mount notches on the underside allows for easy attachment to the wall, underside of a counter, etc.

If you want to set up a network without spending much, these hubs work well. However, I suggest you buy a 10/100 Mbps hub instead.

Here's why:

Practically all new networkable devices today support 100 Mbps (FastEthernet) as well as 10 Mbps (Ethernet). The EN-104 hub (and other 10 Mbps hubs) will limit you to the slower speed.

As 10/100 Mbps hubs are readily available today, and are quite affordable, I think your money is better spent on the faster hub.

Is there a noticeable difference between 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps? It depends on your usage, but if you regularly work with files larger than about 300 KBytes or larger, you'll notice a tangible difference. For truly large files (like graphics/movies, or when installing an application via a network drive), a 10 second transfer at 100 Mbps will take well over a minute at 10 Mbps.

If the NetGear 10/100 hub (DS-104) is a bit too pricey for you, you might consider the Linksys EFAH05W 10/100 hub. Though not as "nice" as NetGear equipment, the Linksys 10/100 hub is only a few dollars more than this NetGear 10 Mbps hub.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, inexpensive home network solution., March 20, 2002

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Michael A. Brown "maniacmedia" (Salt Lake City, UT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Netgear EN104TP 4-Port 10 Mbps Ethernet Hub RJ-45 with Uplink Button (Personal Computers)

My cable modem makes for great, fast internet access... for one computer. But what about downloading updates for my iBook without disconnecting my iMac? This hub has done that with ease. Easy to follow instructions had my home network up and running within ten minutes. Never a problem since.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Useful like a light bulb. Until it burns out, July 27, 2004

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Robert Hanson "Rob Hanson" (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Netgear EN104TP 4-Port 10 Mbps Ethernet Hub RJ-45 with Uplink Button (Personal Computers)

Like most consumer electronics these hubs eventually fail in a slow painful death. I believe you can expect around 3-5 years of faithful service before these cost-effective hubs give out.

I wept when the first port stopped lighting up, and only three ports remained working (2 useful for my hw, 1 uplink). But my sympathy for a long-lived product went out the window when the thing got extremely hot and then all the lights went out.

:| It made a resounding thud when it hit the insides of my rubbermaid garbage can. The case is metal and extremely durable. I once used two of these as a monitor stand.

The power cube is still functional, and continues to power my home-built electronic hobbies to this day.

Not a bad product but I'd recommend a 100Mbps / 1Gb hub, and for slightly more money you might as well go with a wireless / wired router or WAP.