Linksys SLM2005 5-Port 10/100/1000 Gigabit Smart Switch with PD and AC Power

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000RO7H0K
• Item model number: SLM2005
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 7, 2007

Product Description

Product Description

The SLM2005 switch is ideal for conference rooms, labs, shipping/receiving departments or in marketing, design or audio/visual workgroups. The five 10/100/1000 Mbps (Gigabit Ethernet) ports enable companies to link to other Gigabit devices on the network (servers, workstations and network storage) to quickly move bandwidth-intensive files while still supporting 10/100 Mbps clients. The SLM2005 supports the IEEE802.3af standard for Power over Ethernet (PoE) for obtaining its power over a designated PD port or from an external AC power adapter. This gives companies the option to install the switch in places where a power outlet may not be present, such as in ceilings and in walls. The SLM2005 is able to secure the network through IEEE 802.1Q VLANs and IEEE 802.1X port authentication. For environments where IP multicast applications are used, the switch is capable of limiting the traffic to only the ports that have requested that traffic with support of IGMP Snooping. Additional QoS capabilities like IEEE 802.1p, DSCP, and 4 hardware queues make it possible to maintain good quality for real-time applications like voice and video. The SLM2005 offers an easy-to-use browser interface for the management and configuration of the features, making it ideal for small businesses without an IT staff or that have minimal technical expertise.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1.0 out of 5 stars Buyer Beware - yout get what you pay for!, September 6, 2009

By	defilm "defilm" (New York, United States) - See all my reviews

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I purchased a SLM2008 8 port Managed Gige switch and two SLM2005 5 port Gige
switches. I am running a Cisco WS-G3550T-24 (24 ports Gige TX, and 2 Gbic slots)
as a central house switch that connects to a WS2950T-24 with two GigE-TX ports as
uplinks to the 3350. I am running QOS end to end for my VOIP PBX and Linksys PAP2T
analog 2 port FXS adapters for analog DECT 6.0 cordless phones. What I liked about
the Linksys devices is they are 802.3af 15V POE compliant which is great for powering
POE phones.

However in under 4 months one of the 5 port devices went bad. I ordered another
immediately as I didn't have a spare, and sent it in for repair. Now two months
later I have a second bad 5 port SLM2005 go bad. This one was hanging off my
2950T-24 and when the switch went, it destroyed the Gbic Phy chip on port Gige0/1
on my Cisco 2950T-24 switch :(

This is too bad. The first failure was after performing perfectly for 3+ months
at 1000Mbs Full Duplex, all of a sudden port 3 and 4 could not handshake. Then I
lost port 5. A 2 port Gige switch is fairly useless. On the second 5 port SLM2005
there was a fault in the power circuit. I noticed electrolytic leakage on one of the
capacitors in the power section. When it went, it killed the SLM2005 and it took
the GigE Phy chip in my Cisco 2950T-24 switch with it.

Ironically I have spares for the 3550 switch, and I can pick up another 2950T-24 as they
are only about $200 on the used market. My firewalls are Dual Juniper GS5. I guess it pays
to stick with the good stuff. I mean the 2950 Switches are almost 10 years old and you
normally can't kill them. The linksys Gig switches I would classify as Junk sadly.
But I rather bite the bullet now, spend the money and have it last then replace these
cheap knock-off's every few months.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars cheap gigabit for your house, January 4, 2009

By	SamSpade (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

I bought two of these for my network at home. I have lots of actual cisco gear, but chose these because they are small and quiet. I really liked that I can power this unit from my larger PoE switches in my data closet. If you need cheap switches that do the job right, buy these