Latest reviews about Linksys EtherFast EZXS55W 5-Port Ethernet Switch

treknote says "I had nothing but trouble with this one" about Linksys EtherFast EZXS55W 5-Port Ethernet Switch

treknote — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:11:21 GMT

Once this router was hooked up the trouble began. I could never get online, my roommate could. It made no sense. After a month and a half of us trying literally everything (contacting every support out there in www), we called in the geek squad. They identified the problem and told me that they take more Lynksys out of homes than any other router. Just felt like passing this on....

pcasane says "I had a lot of trouble with this router." about Linksys EtherFast EZXS55W 5-Port Ethernet Switch

pcasane — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:03:26 GMT

I bought this once. Exchanged it once. I then threw it away and bought a different router. Everytime the power would flicker or go out, it would burn out the cable. The people at the store stated that it was probably one of the ports that was not working. I exchanged it, the same problem occured. Then, I bought a backup battery, still messed up. I replaced the cable 4 times when I had this router. When it was working, it worked well....

TheBard says "It saves space and it's a fast Ethernet auto-sensing switch " about Linksys EtherFast EZXS55W 5-Port Ethernet Switch

TheBard — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 14:37:19 GMT

Bottom-Line: If you need a small workgroup switch you can't go wrong with the Linksys EZX55W 10/100 Switch.

I have a hybrid Personal Area Network (PAN) set up in my house that connects some seven computers together. By hybrid I mean that a segment is wireless and a segment is wired. Until recently the wired segment of the PAN was connected to a 10-port 10/100 auto-sensing hub, that had started to malfunction. When I made the decision to replace it, I decided to do so with a Ethernet/EtherFast 10/100 auto-sensing switch, instead of another hub. As luck and circumstance would have it Linksys was featuring a $10.00 on their 5-port Ethernet switch the Linksys EZX55W Fast Ethernet 10/100 Switch.

Linksys EZX55W Fast Ethernet 10/100 Switch

The EZX55W 10/100 Switch is a small package with the distinct Linksys blue and black coloring. The switch is a 10/100 auto-sensing 5-port switch. There isn't much in the box except the switch itself, a power supply and an information booklet. There...

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