Product ReviewsLinksys EtherFast (EZXS88W) 8-Ports External Switch

Good inexpensive network switch

I bought this 8-port switch after prior experience with product. I needed to replace another 7-port switch at our church, so I purchased the same one I use on my home network. This is an inexpensive but reliable 8 port device, port 8 also works an an uplink to your router.

Likes: It just works. Rarely needs rebooting. Works well for media sharing (?Soundbridge) and movie streaming (Netflix, etc.) with no dropouts or hiccups.

Dislikes: It's limited to "fast ethernet" 10/100, not Gigabit. The case looks like it would stack cleanly with other Linksys products (like my WRT56G router) but it doesn't (that's a minor point, but annoyingly typical of Linksys designs).Read full review...

Great switch for expanding home network to more Cat 6 networked devices.

Unlike other switches this one works without any issues what so ever, and works flawlessly so far for a few weeks! It's also in a nicely vented case with a decent ac adapter. Very nice, reliable switch. And I just bought another for a spare at a very good price level just in case it's ever needed.Read full review...

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: pre-owned | Sold by: ryan910

Small footprint 10/100 BT 8 port switch for SOHO use

As a switch, this device works very well. This switch has 8 ports, with the 8th port shared with an uplink connector, allowing the user to connect it to a port on one's router , to add 7 usable ports to connect additional PC's, printer servers, etc. I originally bought this item expecting to stack it on my LinkSYS WRT54G wireless router. This device looks 'similar' in the picture, but is, in real life, about an inch narrower than the WRT54G, meaning...it won't stack. Bottom line, it's a smaller footprint 10/100 BT ethernet switch, and works well for it's original intended purpose of adding 7 additional ports to one's network.Read full review...

Linksys 8 port switch

Bought this switch to provide a connection for 3 printers to my home network. Tied right in with existing hardware, does the job well

Easy, Fast and just works!

Purchased to add wired connections to my Samsung LED TV, Samsung Blu-ray player, Macmini and AT&T M-Cell in the same area. Works great and setup was extremely easy. 100MB connection is fast and works better than my previous wireless setup. I connect this through a WRT54G Linksys wireless router running Tomato 1.28 firmware and a motorola Surfboard modem through Time warner cable. I love my new setup.Read full review...

wish i had bought one of these along time ago.

this unit will keep my home network up and running no more having to unplug one to get another room going. very nice working unit. with 8 ports it will be awhile before I fill them all. having twice as many ports then any of the others that I've tried. wish i had bought one of these along time ago.Read full review...

Plug and play smart control

This unit brought even constant band width to my network.Some of the nics were running 100 on the previous unit and showed up 10 on this switch showing me some settings that improved everything on the network once I got the nics reconfigured.This is perfect for me using DSL. I don't run 1000 anyway. Very happy with the product.Read full review...

Lyksys High Speed switch, Always a value!

Good quailty product, great value, real fast delivery! Doesn't get better than that!!!

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: new | Sold by: x5deals

Linksys Fast 8 Port Switch

Easy to install. I put it behind a 4 port router I had outgrown and now I have more ports at a very affordable price. Had to add another piece of hardware but it's no problem

I would highly recommend this to people who have a router but need more port space. Easy addition, no programming and cheap.Read full review...

Needed a replacement, back to normsl operation

Works exactly as expected (*I needed to replace one that startred acting wierd after many years usage) swapped this one in and was right back up and running normslly.

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: new | Sold by: siberianhuskys-...