Linksys EtherFast 10/100 5-Port Switch with Free Network Interface Card
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1 the best
this switch works just fine, plug it in the network and thats it.

very reliable!!!!

2 So Tiny, But a Workhorse
My private home network is a growing entity. I needed an upgrade, and a new ethernet card, so I couldn't pass up this deal. I also own a Linksys Cable/DSL router and a Linksys KVM switch, and I have never been disappointed with any of their products.
3 Inexpensive and reliable
Desktop Ethernet switches in this category are basically the same. In my opinion there really aren't many features which differentiate between the switches (besides number of ports). That being the case, I always look for a bargain.

Linksys makes great products, which are often priced well below the comparable Intel or 3Com devices. I have never been disappointed by a Linksys product, and this switch is very reliable.

The EtherFast 10/100 5-port (plus 1 uplink port) is a great way to start up your own LAN. Since it comes with an Ethernet card, you are half way there.

My only complaints about Linksys are that the installation documentation isn't always complete (Linux driver installation is sometimes a headache), and multiple chipset version are sold under the EtherFast moniker. This isn't an issue if you are running Windows 9x or Windows 2000, but if you are installing Solaris or Linux it can become a frustration.

I am using this switch to connect all of the computers in my room (print server, laptop, desktop) and ran an uplink cable to the switch in the next room which is connected to my cable router. It works great.


Tuesday, 02-Dec-2008 14:02:13 CST
Quote of the Day:


	An older student came to Otis and said, "I have been to see a

great number of teachers and I have given up a great number of pleasures.

I have fasted, been celibate and stayed awake nights seeking enlightenment.

I have given up everything I was asked to give up and I have suffered, but

I have not been enlightened.  What should I do?"

	Otis replied, "Give up suffering."

		-- Camden Benares, "Zen Without Zen Masters"






A gangster assembled an engineer, a chemist, and a physicist.  He explained

that he was entering a horse in a race the following week and the three

assembled guys had the job of assuring that the gangster's horse would win.

They were to reconvene the day before the race to tell the gangster how they

each propose to ensure a win.  When they reconvened the gangster started with

the engineer:

	

Gangster: OK, Mr. engineer, what have you got?

Engineer: Well, I've invented a way to weave metallic threads into the saddle

	  blanket so that they will act as the plates of a battery and provide

	  electrical shock to the horse.

G:	  That's very good!  But let's hear from the chemist.

Chemist:  I've synthesized a powerful stimulant that disolves

	  into simple blood sugars after ten minutes and therefore

	  cannot be detected in post-race tests.

G:	  Excellent, excellent!  But I want to hear from the physicist before

	  I decide what to do.  Physicist?  

Physicist: Well, first consider a spherical horse in simple harmonic motion...