Netgear DS104 4-Port 10/100 Dual Speed Hub with Uplink Button
by Netgear

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• Auto-sensing dual-speed ports
• Full connectivity among devices
• Easy Plus and Play installation
• Compact, sturdy metal case
• Vista network ports with built-in LEDs

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Customer Review: The simple solution for your simple network.
Summary: 5 Stars

Networking is notorious for giving administrators (And casual users for that matter) massive headaches. I can't say that my networking has been headache-free, but I can say that absolutely none of the headaches stemmed from this hub. It is an absolutely superb product that performs as well as it looks. It's reliable, it's durable... Absolutely everything you need for your simple network can be handled by this bad boy.

If it helps any, the network this hub is functioning on is being served by a Windows 2000-operated machine, with various other computers sharing its resources, including one that's Linux-operated. I'm using Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) and the combination of the two has proven to be fast, simple and reliable. Nothing but the best.

My only nitpick about the hub is that it can be loud. I know that's a rather strange thing to say about a device like this, but it's true. When I transfer large files in-between computers on the network, the little green traffic lights on the front of the hub flash with incredible speed... And for some reason you can hear it. It's similar to the high-pitched frequency your television emits when on mute, only it's pulsating at such a high rate that it almost hurts. If you're planning on using this hub for high local-traffic networks, I'm sure this would get pretty annoying... But for casual use in the home, it's not likely to be a problem.

I'm still not as experienced with networking as I would like to be, so I can't offer any advice on whether a switch or a router would be more efficient for your needs... But I do know that this is an excellent solution for a simple network such as mine. It handles the traffic with ease, it's reliable, easy to install, and worry-free. I couldn't be happier with the way the hub has performed, and I'm positive you'll get the same results.

Description of Netgear DS104 4-Port 10/100 Dual Speed Hub with Uplink Button

Each unit has a built-in self-learning bridge that provides the communications link between the 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps network devices. The intelligent bridge automatically manages network traffic so that 100 Mbps traffic and 10 Mpbs traffic do not unnecessarily crowd each other.