#Netgear switch mac address full
#Netgear switch mac address Pc

#Netgear switch mac address Pc

I’ve checked all of my settings and everything seems to work, cat5e and cat6 cables are used for my network so there’s no problem there, I’m not sure why it won’t see my PC as gigabit, oh well something I’ve got to play with I guess… I’ve got my PC hooked to my router, but it has two ethernet ports on it, supposedly both are gigabit, so I hooked the second one up to the switch thinking I could access them that way to utilize the gigabit, but for some reason the switch only sees my PC as megabit, and not gigabit as it should be. I ran into one small odd problem and I’m not sure where it stems from, I’ve got two NAS boxes on my network which I hooked up to the switch, they show up fine as gigabit, green lights and all, but I also wanted to be able to access them via the gigabit to make transfers that much faster. This is an unmanaged switch, truly plug and play, so you can’t and won’t have any need to log into it to change any settings, it’s great for those non-technical people out there, very easy to use. There is no fan so you’d think it would get hot but it does not, a little warm maybe but not bad at all. Since this switch is fanless it operates silently, something which I find very nice, I don’t like to add anymore noise to my home than I have to. The yellow means it’s running at 100Mbps and the green means it’s running at 1000MBps I’ve been messing with my network stuff and I just realized that a couple things were unplugged when I took these pictures… but they work, as you can see one green and one yellow lit up number or numbers. There’s not much to installation except plugging your ethernet cables into it and plugging in the power, it configures itself basically so there’s nothing for the user to do really. * Mean time between failures (MTBF): 816,000 hours (9 years) * Forward Rate (100 Mbps port): 148,000 packets/sec * Forward Rate (10 Mbps port): 14,800 packets/sec * Supports Windows® and Macintosh® platforms

* Supports Fast and Gigabit Ethernet devices with automatic speed-sensing and AutoUplink™ technology * Dual color LEDs monitor link, speed,and activity * Connects up to 8 devices delivering speeds up to 10x faster than Fast Ethernet * Plug-and-play installation delivers ease of use * Move large files such as multimedia, gaming and Internet access across your network at high speeds * Connects up to 10x faster than Fast Ethernet for maximum performance† Makes it simple to combine Fast Ethernet and Gigabit devices in your network Provides maximum performance, connecting up to 10x faster than Fast Ethernet It’s white with chrome accents really, as you can see the front is covered with a clear plastic and behind that is a shiny chrome coloring with the numbers of the ports with LEDs behind them.Īnd of course on the back we have the ports, standard stuff here, not much to look at really. On the bottom of the switch we find a helpful diagram so you know what to plug where and what the activity lights mean. The Netgear Gs608 is white in color, not my particular preference in color, but it works I guess, it’s just a switch after all and not a fashion statement. We don’t find much inside of the box really, just the switch, power adapter, optional stands and very little documentation.

#Netgear switch mac address full

The box is full of information about the Neagear GS 608 To start off with I’ve got a quick unboxing video for you and several still pictures:

I found that routers with more than five ports on them cost quite a bit more than a standard router, so to avoid replacing a perfectly good router because you need more ports, you just need to go out and grab a network switch to add more ports to your network.įor review today I’ve got the Netgear 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch, it’s a product that can inexpensively and easily add eight more ethernet ports to your home network allowing more devices to share your internet connection or have access to your network. The majority of routers out there only have five ports on them, which for most people is fine, but if you’ve got several things needing internet access then you quickly run out of ports. There was a time when it was common to have one computer hooked to the internet and all you needed really was the modem that was provided by your carrier, now though many of use have numerous products that can or need to access the internet.