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Overall Review: I initially bought this because my Netgear ReadyNAS 204 has two gigabit NIC's for link aggregation. Just an FYI, no IEEE802.3ad LACP support (no eggs taken off for this).
#INSTALL PROSAFE PLUS UTILITY DOWNLOAD FOR MAC INSTALL#
I had to install the ProSafe Plus Utility software so I could change it to a 192.168.1.xxx in order to use the web GUI. If you're wireless router is set at 192.168.1.xxx like mine then it could throw off a lot of newbies. Out of the box it defaults on 192.168.0.239. 8 port version was nearly double the price of this 5 port at the time of purchase. Not for network newbies! 5 ports might fill up fast. Pros: Metal enclosure (not plastic), small footprint, can enable/disable power saving mode, loop detection, port mirroring, IGMP Snooping, VLAN config, web GUI interface, lifetime warranty, sale price.Ĭons: Price dropped ten bucks after I bought it. The descriptions of the config options in the software's docs are actually pretty good, and map directly onto the interface available in the browser. The internal web server seems to be hardwired to VLAN 1, but that's okay, you can use other VLANs for your actual work and remove 1 from all but one port that's used to access the management server. Overall Review: Has perfectly usable web-based interface on 192.168.0.239 by default. :-( Stupid Netgear doc writers, no biscuit for you.
Came across it in one of the pictures from the management program's docs. I'd call this -½ egg for annoyance and having to troll through the docs to find the 192.168.* address it sets itself up on. Only 5 ports, but that was sufficient, just, for what I needed.Ĭons: Docs don't admit that you don't have to use the setup/management program that only runs on some half-baked OS that I don't use here. Pros: Inexpensive on sale really inexpensive if rebate comes through. Mirroring with a 1 Gigabit switch doesn't slow down network performance like my now ancient 10Mbit Ethernet hub (was not a switch, so always sends traffic to all ports). I successfully used the port mirroring feature to monitor traffic between a device/computer and the rest of the network by mirroring the traffic from ports 1-4 to port 5 and attaching a Linux box running WireShark to port 5. Overall Review: This unit has amazing feature set for the price. This is actually a third-party utility from Flexera Software, which is reputable company and supplies such ID and Config utilities for several vendors.
By now, any software requiring admin rights should always be signed.
#INSTALL PROSAFE PLUS UTILITY DOWNLOAD FOR MAC .EXE#
exe requiring admin rights to install (Windows will report publisher "Unknown"). Great little switch to add to your home/office LAN toolkit.Ĭons: The ProSafe Plus Utility is the legacy method to find this device on your network and setup, but is only for Windows and is only available as unsigned. You can use a LAN scanner or your router's DHCP client list to find the assigned IP address and manage instantly from any browser without installing any software. Unit shipped with this latest firmware, DHCP client mode on, and with the Web GUI feature enabled.
#INSTALL PROSAFE PLUS UTILITY DOWNLOAD FOR MAC UPDATE#
Netgear has not update their datasheet for GS105Ev2, but the recent Firmware (1.3.x) now includes a web GUI and thus no longer requires using a Windows program (ProSafe Plus Utility) to setup and manage, see release notes for confirmation. This is a sturdy Gbit Ethernet switch that includes basic managed switch features such as VLAN tagging, rate limiting, and port mirroring. Pros: new Web GUI and great features for the price.