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| Product Reviews from Amazon.com (Rating System 1 to 5) |
| Review | Rating | Last Updated | Beware: this is not a hub, this is a switch
Works great in general, but: I needed a hub (as in "repeater") in order to hook up an analyzer to a network segment, and boy, was I surprised when my interface, after going through autonegotiation, reported that it's in the full-duplex mode. This "hub" is actually a switch! Sixty bucks down the drain. How this device is different from an identically looking Linksys device called a "switch" I don't know. The two sit on the same shelf and you'd think if they're called differently they're different, but no, for all practical purposes they're one and the same. Actually, it doesn't even have the "Collision" indicator; I wish I noticed that before buying.
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<br />So beware: even though it's called a hub, this device is unsuitable for analyzer hookup -- it's not a repeater, and as it is with any switch, you will see only the traffic going to/from your machine + ethernet broadcasts, not to/from *every* network interface hooked up to your "hub". This is confirmed with Linksys customer support, so be aware of this. As a switch, like I've already said, it seems to work fine. | 3 | 777 days ago | Easy setup, works like a charm!
First of all, the current picture of a black hub is mistaken - the box looks like the other current linksys routers / hubs with the bright blue and black plastic box design. That having been said, this hub worked perfectly out of the box. It is used to network among machines running Windows 98, Windows 2000, and Linux, using a variety of ethernet cards (3Com, Linksys, NetGear). It has been used several weeks now without a problem. Setup took minutes! Besides this item, I have bought and used several Linksys products before, including several 4-port hubs, a 4-port router, PC network cards and a laptop card. All of these have worked flawlessly with the other network equipment I have used. In some cases they replaced an item that cost 3-6 times more yet did not work as well! I noticed some other users have had issues with this product, so here are a few pointers about networking that might help: 1) Hubs allow computers to talk to connect to each other on a local network. All a hub does is allow a computer which is set up to be on the network to talk to another computer. 2) To create a local network that can talk to the internet, you either need to buy an IP address for every machine and use a hub, or use a router to allow multiple computers on the internal network to look to anyone on the internet as having a single IP address. (Don't forget the cable/DSL connection & modem.) 3) The maximum speed that the hub supports may be 100 Mbps, but the speed is limited by the speed of the ethernet card as well! Some ethernet cards are only rated for 10Mbps - so that is the maximum connection speed you'll get using them. | 5 | 777 days ago | never buy from linksys
Linksys is an extremely unreliable company that does not want your business. I would never recommend a purchase of any product from Linksys. I purchased a Linksys Etherfast 8 port 100 Base-TX Hub Model No: FEHUB08W that recognized both my computers, but not my SURFboard cable modem. So, I think to myself, "This has to be a compatibility problem." I began by checking the Linksys web site. I could not find any indication that there might be compatibility issues with this hub. It was then, at about 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time on February 6, that I decided to call the technical support number. I called the technical support number - which by the way is not a 1-800 number - and got the message that things were busy, "please hold." I patiently waited on hold for several minutes when another message informed me that technical assistance is very busy. They would return my call later. I was given the option to leave a message, or to remain on the line and speak with an operator. I decided to remain on the line and talk with the operator. The phone rang for the operator several times and then went to the message system. I was determined to speak with someone in person, so I hung up my phone and called back. The phone rang. I again got the message that the technical support people were busy. After several minutes I was again presented with the option to leave a message or speak with the operator. I again selected to speak with an operator. When the operator answered the phone he did not say, "hello." The line was simply open, so I spoke to see if anyone was there. He stumbled several times, placed me on hold and then finally came back to get my information. Interestingly, he called up my record from the previous fall (I was impressed), called me by name and I gave him the details of my new problem. He assured me that someone would return my call. I asked how long the return call would take, figuring that I could give him my work number for a call-back the f | 1 | 777 days ago | Never buy Linksys product if you may need technical help
I have linksys 4-port router and 8-port hub at home. Both has the capacity for 100MB ethernet. But when I transfer files from two computer locally, the maximum speed I can have is 10MBit although the 100MB LED indicators are on for both computers. I tried to call Linksys many many time, but never got through. I really hate their customer service. It seems they never want to provider technical support to customers. I strongly recommend not to buy any network products from Linksys. | 1 | 777 days ago | Simple, Fast, everything as advertised
Very simple to set up, just plug in the power, and plug in each network cable. Great for a small, or home office where you have a mix of 10 and 100 Mbps computers. I have 1 computer at 10 Mbps, a cable modem router, and 5 other computers at 100 Mbps, and everything works great. | 5 | 777 days ago |
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