NETGEAR GS105 ProSafe 5 Port Gigabit Ethernet Desktop Switch
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Manufacturer: Netgear
Model: GS105
Binding: Electronics
Publisher: Netgear
Label: Netgear
Special Features: nv:Device Type^Router|RJ-45 Ports^5|Form Factor^Desktop|Packet Buffer^256KB|MAC Address Table^8K|Switching Method^Store-and-Forward|10/100/1000 Mbps Ports^5|Dimensions^6.22"(W) x 4.13"(D) x .98"(H)|Ethernet^CAT3|Ethernet^CAT5
Features for NETGEAR GS105 ProSafe 5 Port Gigabit Ethernet Desktop Switch:
- Desktop Switch has five Gigabit auto-sensing UTP ports
- Simple set up requires no software installation
- Fanless design for noiseless operation
- Backed by lifetime warranty
- Device measures 3.7 x 1.1 x 4.1 inches (WxHxD)
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Customer Reviews
Excellent gigabit ethernet switch. 
2008-04-20
The Netgear GS105 is an excellent business grade unmanaged gigabit switch. Just plug it in and forget about it. It's business grade features assure top performance and reliability, including store and forward, auto speed and crossover on all ports. I use this unit along with the GS108 switches and have never had a single problem.
solid product 
2008-03-01
Bought two of these switches to upgrade two Netgear 10/100 switches in my home network due to the purchase of a gigabit NAS RAID device. The 10/100 switches became an annoying bottleneck in the network after installing the terabyte NAS device.
Works great - simple setup 2008-02-01
So pleased with this switch that I bought a second one! Very simple set up, just plugged it in, done. Worked immediately with both my Linksys router system and continued to work without a hitch when I switched routers to a D-Link.
FYI: This is more compact than the picture atop its page indicates 2008-01-28
This switch is barely larger than its 5 ports require, without the 2 inches of wasted space indicated by the photo at the top of its description. The second photo, lower in the page is accurate.
Personally, I'm thrilled to have both it and its power brick so small, and like the durable metal case.
Ideal use for this device is a location with only one wired Ethernet RJ45 jack, and needing to plug in 2+ Ethernet devices at that location. We used to stock its Fast-Ethernet predecessor like popcorn for such uses, and even in my home I already have 2, with a third on order.
Update: I expect thanks are due to Amazon. I'd earlier updated this entry to report Netgear was refusing to honor a rebate on this product because I'd bought it from a non-participating dealer. But I recently got a corrected notice from Netgear, reporting the rebate will now be paid. Thanks Amazon!
Works as designed 2008-01-01
In short, does what it says in the review. I have 10, 100 and 1000 megabit devices attached and they all work flawlessly without any discernible issues.
The power supply is pretty small. although the unit does get quite warm to the touch.
In short, great price for a simple and no-frills Gigabit ethernet device.
Switch vs. Hub 2008-07-02
I had a 5-port HUB (using 3 of them) across the room from my main system. When transferring files I got a steady stream of collisions. Really slowed down the transfer due to all the retransmissions.
The SWITCH was truly Plug & Play. Plugged everything in and it worked. It did all the address look-up and handshaking without human involvement. File transfers now run at full speed with no collisions.
Highly recommended.
Works great, nice little item when you need to share offices 2008-06-23
Our company is growing by leaps and bounds to the point that we have several offices that are being shared. When the offices were built there was only a single data port going to each, so rather than hire someone to come in and pull new wire to each of the offices, I instead used these to share the office single dataport.
They work great, and I have had no problems.
Simple, dependable switch. No mess, no fuss. 2008-05-13
For years and years Netgear has been producing a line of metal enclosed unmanaged (read no need to mess around with configuration) network switches. This line of metal enclosed Netgear switches have a proven track record -- I've used a dozen of them over the years without encountering any problems.
This 5-port Gigabit Ethernet Switch continues this flawless track record. I picked up two of these 5-port switches to ensure that my newly wired-for-Gigabit house maintains Gigabit speed on my internal wired network, only dropping to 100Mb/s Ethernet when network traffic crosses onto my router and then upstream to my DSL modem and beyond.
The Switch is small and light enough to be stashed out of the way attached to the side of a desk with the included mounting screws. The switch has two keyholes cut in the base of the unit. If you carefully position the two included screws in a vertical or horizontal surface (to mount on the underside of a table) then the switch will slide onto the screws to securely hang the switch.
first one showed up dead 
2008-05-13
No real magic to this product. Does what its supposed to it ... be an unmanaged switch.
I held back a couple of stars because the first one showed up dead i.e. had the well documented Netgear blinking lights of death syndrome. Excellent service by Amazon and the replacement has been working well for a few months now.
Works well 2008-05-10
I have had no trouble with this switch. Other reviews suggested some major issues, especially when using two together. I think that maybe there were runs of defective products, or people with miswired networks? Not sure. Have had no issues, does not run hot, even after transferring large (gigabytes) amounts of data, still fairly cool to the touch.
