Customer Reviews:
 The For Home Networks October 21, 2008
Its realy small and convenient to hook it up it show a dramatic speed up in uploads and downloads when you have more than 1 pc or laptop at home network
i hooked up my voip ph laptop steaming pc home pc it work realy fast i have the eth cable running more than 200ft from a single linksys ezxs55w i recomend this product to all and the price you will never get a better deal...........!
Great Device October 15, 2008
This Linksys switch is a basic network device that is used in home networks and large companies. It does what it is designed to do, and does it well. There is no configuration, and no set up, just plug and play. I own several of these, and I have never had to touch it after installing it onto my network.
There is a basic switch; there is no port filtering, no protocol filtering, and no interference. Some higher end switches come with those features, but in the end they just end up slowing the network down unless they are higher end. Anyone that requires those features should not consider this switch, or any device in this price range. It will just slow your network down, go with an enterprise solution from HP, Cisco or similar.
For 99% of the home and small business users looking to buy this, I recommend it highly. IT professionals, or network managers I would look at either a gigabit switch, or something more advanced. On larger networks, with 200+ users, if you install ten of these it will increase latency, and decrease the speed of your network. I am an IT manager and these are great for small singular uses, but do not build or manage your networks with these types of devices. You are asking for trouble down the line.
Back to 99% of users, this device is perfect for you. I feel obligated to share my more technical advice for the people in my profession that may purchase this switch.
Great For Xbox 360 and Computers October 14, 2008
This is a great switch... and for Xbox Live... Very easy to setup just plug your modem into the switch and the rest of your computers and power it on.. and it works.. But I have had some people think that this will imporve your internet speed no it does not it shares your internet speed. but it does help by retransmitting packts and helps performance. Like for example this thing is great with Xbox Live becuase maybe it is laging what this switch does is improve that lag sure it still might be slow but it helps it be less noticable.. AT LEAST FOR ME IT HAS.. So try it out it works great and it is not that much $$$ Linksys EZXS55W EtherFast 10/100 5-Port Workgroup Switch
 Broke October 13, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Stopped working after 3 days....
Amazon made it easy to get a replacement but I had to pay an extra 7 bucks to ship it back to Amazon :(
The new one has been working fine for about 2 months now
Linksys/Cisco EZXS55W Router/Switch September 24, 2008
I use these when I set up small offices. Easy to configure. No reason to pay more.
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