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Exactly what I wanted to hear. About 5 minutes later he came back and said it works. Plug in and use. The only thing I can say about this product is that I ordered it and gave the box to a coworker who ran out of ethernet ports in the wall. (Needed to plug in 3 devices and only had two wall ports).
It was simple to set up, taking less than 10 minutes, and has never given me any problems.Highly Recommended. The "Linksys EZXS55W EtherFast 10/100 5-Port Workgroup Switch" is a fairly simple device that allows for the easy expansion of your existing network.This switch connects to your router and gives you an extra 5-ports to connect other devices to the network. The devices can all have different duplex/speed settings and they will work fine.This switch is very inexpensive, costing about the same as a simple hub.
I use it personally and for my clients. It's not much more than a generic brand switch and I find it very reliable. I've used this product for years and continue to do so. The brand is reliable and it does what it's supposed to.
I had figured I would have one router feed into another but I do think this would have worked.So, I bought this switch. In our house's home network, Internet service from Comcast goes to a modem then to a router with four outgoing slots -- one to each of four computers by CAT-5 cables. So we had been physically switching cables around -- once we made a mistake and disabled the entire setup -- and this cost me a day of phoning Comcast and trying to re-set the modem until I finally realized what had happened. Sulcerauthor of "Common Sense II: How to Prevent the Three Types of Terrorism" (Amazon/Kindle)
But I don't know whether this is the switch's fault or Comcast's. Still, overall, I'm a happy camper.Thomas W. Sometimes (and I don't know why) one of the lines is a little slow -- with 10 seconds elapsing before a response from the Internet. The cost was reasonable.
about routers & switches and I got the general sense that all I needed was this Ethernet switch. There is little documentation in the box but it is simple to figure out where the wires go. The wires snake through the house and give us fast Internet service.After a few months, my family's wired home network was experiencing growing pains -- the kids' X-Box needed an additional feed from the Internet to play an interactive wargame; sometimes my wife would want to switch locations for a computer. It works.
The manufacturer's descriptions on the Internet about how to rig up a home network were surprisingly sparse -- so I didn't know what would work with what. Further, I was worried that the constant switching would break one of the plastic connectors since they're not suitable for constant unplugging.I was ABOUT to buy a second router which would have been a mistake but I READ THROUGH THESE HELPFUL AMAZON REVIEWS (thank you reviewers). The alternative would have been to replace my four-outlet router with a much bigger 8-slot router (more expensive).
works good for hooking up extra computer or gaming console, I am happy with it, arrived quick.
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