Linksys EtherFast EZXS55W-EU Ethernet Switch 5-Port (4260039340218)

Pros: 5 ports, switch, Faster Bandwidth Access Times at Full Duplex, 10/100 to 20/200 Mbps
Cons: None

In this review I'll be covering LINKSYS ETHERFAST 5-PORT SWITCH for wired and wireless networks: I personally like using Linksys Etherfast 5 port switch with the Linksys DSL/Cable router 4 port combination minus 1 port for the uplink giving me 3 ...

Pros: Inexpensive, small, IT WORKS
Cons: could have been FREE, doesn't stack with linksys routers

Linksys 5 port 10/100 workgroup switch, model EZXS55W. I’ve had mixed results with Linksys products (especially their routers) over the last few years, but so far this has been the best Linksys product I’ve ever owned. Setup consisted of opening ...

Pros: Cheap, simple, and capable.
Cons: Needs note on casing that the uplink and adjacent port cannot be used simultaneously.

My wife bought this unit as a buy-one-get-one-free at OfficeDepot for $29.99 along with a Linksys ethernet card.

I hooked the Linksys Etherfast 10/100 5-port Workgroup Switch up to A/C power, patched in a line from my Linksys Router, plugged in a couple of PCs and ... nothing happened.

It didn't work. So it was time to RTFM (read the &$#@ manual), where I discovered that the port immediately beside the uplink port (the one that goes to the router) is shared with the uplink port, so only one can be in use at any one time (so the switch can join 5 peers together, or 4 stations sharing an uplink to another switch or router).

Once I had that little issue out of the way, there was nothing else to do. The computers were instantly part of my network. I also moved a Vonage adapter to the switch, and it worked just fine.