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Dual Speed Hub Functionality
Customers have generally positive opinions about the dual speed hub functionality of this Netgear product. While some acknowledge it as an ideal solution for debugging network traffic and using it as a hub, others suggest that a switch might be more suitable for most applications.
Easy Setup
Customers have overwhelmingly positive experiences with the easy setup process of the Netgear DS104 hub. They praise its reliability and simplicity, making it an ideal solution for expanding network connectivity in various settings such as home offices or gaming setups. However, some customers opted to replace it with a router due to cost considerations.
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Quality
I purchased this hub as part of a network starter kit (2 pci ethernet cards + hub) and had no problems installing it.
It's well-constructed (metal case instead of plastic) and absolutely reliable.
Been using ethernet hubs for awhile and noticed my connection was getting outrageously slow.
I spent 2 days trying to get a linksys wrt54g to work and it finally just quit working altogether.
Price
For the price, its hard to beat.
Competitiveness
Although the ds-104 is a fine product, its multiuser performance simply can't compare to a switch (which was built-in to the rt... Read More
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- Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 60.6% of the reviews are reliable.
- This product had a total of 26 reviews as of our last analysis date on Oct 25 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This was needed for a project to check our isps claims of data usage
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This router gtthis hubgtswitch to entire network was the setup we decided to go with instead of getting a usb dongle as a second nic and as far as we can tell all of the packets hitting the router including wifi were captured by our linux laptop running tcpdump and iftop
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
No one really uses a hub anymore
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The adapter that came with it appears to have been from another device
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
A little loose when inserted in the back
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Hubs are good for a cheap ethernet tap
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Been using ethernet hubs for awhile and noticed my connection was getting outrageously slow
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This thing sped it back up not where it was but still better than nothing
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