Re: LinkSys Launch New Home/SME Network Kit

["the_home_automator <db@xxxxxxx>" <db@xxxxxxx>]

I have a LinkSys eight port switch (EZXS88W)and it certainly works 
fine, was cheap, and did I say it had eight ports, which was a bit 
handy 'cos I needed six!.  10/100,half/full, and the odd uplink port,
which is just paralleled with the last port.  ie the last
"channel" 
has two sockets, one normal, one uplink, use one or other, not both. 
Saves the cost of an MDI/MDI-X switch I guess.  I have an uplink to
NetGear 5 port 10/100 switches, but the NetGears internally 
autoswitch to uplink if required, so they are plugged into
"ordinary" 
ports.

I dont do gaming, so cant comment if there is some gamey thing it 
doesnt do.

David


--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Mark Harrison" <Mark.Harrison@e...>
wrote:
> Does anyone know whether this works as advertised?
> 
> Linksys, after all, have a reputation for shipping kit that
DOESN'T
> support the advertised features...
> 
> ... As many of us with series 1 WAP11s know.
> 
> M.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark McCall [mailto:Mark@L...] 
> Sent: 12 December 2002 14:12
> To: Ukha_D@Yahoogroups. Com
> Subject: [ukha_d] LinkSys Launch New Home/SME Network Kit
> 
> 
> http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/article.php3?story_id=1120
> 
> The first network starter kit to be equipped with a switch (5-port
> 10/100), the FESWSK5 is designed for SME and SOHO networks and is 
ideal
> for network gamers as it enables up to five PCs to connect to a 
10/100
> network. The additional uplink port enables the connection to 
another
> switch for the easy add on of more computers as a business grows or
for
> LAN parties that gather more than five gamers.
> 
> http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/article.php3?story_id=1120



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