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I simply plugged it in and found that the fan made it the loudest device in my entire office. There are plenty of fan-less switches to choose from. I didn't even bother to test the performance of this switch. I returned it immediately.
or manually configured), but that would have been overkill for me.My setup is an Apple Time Capsule (version 1) as my router. I think the documentation is pretty clear, but if you're not technical, you'll have a bit of trouble figuring out some of the advanced features.One feature I liked is that the ports are auto-detecting regarding whether a cable is a crossover or straight through, just like a more expensive switch. The wireless is plugged directly into the Time Capsule as is the DSL modem. I was originally going to go with the Linksys switch, but the reviews were universally bad and reported failure rates very high. I can only hope the reliability is better than the Linksys, but according to all the user reviews I've read during my research, this is the preferable unit.Hope this helps. You can't manage this switch by forcing the the ports into a configured state (auto detect vs.
I'm using a straight-through cable to connect the D-Link switch to the Time Capsule, both of which are gigabit.If this is the type of setup you're thinking of installing, this D-Link switch appears to be the perfect fit. I've outgrown my SMC Barricade router and decided to extend my network with a 16 port gigabit switch. I wanted to take the time to set this up and forget it, and while I've only been in production with it for less than 24 hours, it is working well and set up easily. I have wireless turned off on it and am using a Belkin MIMO B/G wireless which has great coverage.
This doesn't matter to me since it is in my basement, but if for some reason it was in habitated space, it would definitely bother me.So besides the initial clearance problem, I have no qualms. I needed even a bit more clearance which I achieved by shimming the router away from the face of my 4U wall mount with a few small washers. Get the slimmest right angle power cable you can find. This could have been easily avoided by the manufacturer, if they had supplied a right angle power cable with the proper clearance.2) The fan is noisier than any PC or digital device I have in my house. When my home network got too big, I decided to wall mount a Cat6 patch panel and 1gb router (see my other reviews).This has been working without problems since I installed it in my home network September 2008. After plugging everything in (I don't even know what's on the included CD), I was pleasantly surprised to see that two of our machines (laptops) had 1gb networking.There are however two things to be aware of:1) If you wall mount the router like I did, there is not enough clearance behind the unit for the supplied power cable (a normal straight one). While not egregious, this was annoying.
I have no doubt of D-Link's quality, at least so far.Finally, I must say that so far I have no complaints on this product, not even the slightest. Just remember that this switch is UNMANAGED, so no VLAN's or anything like it.I was also afraid it would be noisy because of its fan, but it turned out to be very quiet as well. I have had this gigabit switch for around 3 weeks now. It works as desired and setup is, well, trivial. I strongly recommend this product.By the way, this switch came to replace an old D-Link 10/100 hub that worked almost non-stop for 7 years.
This switch did great - replacing a defective trendnet gigabit in our home. D-link rocks.
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