Why I buy this one ?
- 10/100 dual-speed per-port auto sensing
- Perfect for optimizing 10-BaseT and 100-BaseTX hardware on the same network
- Uplink port for easy expansion and maximum scalability
- Reach speeds of up to 200 Mbps in full-duplex operation
- Eliminate bandwidth constraints and clear up bottlenecks

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What our customer's say!

"Compact, Inexpensive and Effective", Bought as a replacement for a Linksys switch that had served well for over 5 years. Hopefully, this one will be as reliable.

"Just What I Needed!", With this device I can connect my pc and xbox 360 at the same time. I was able to purchase this for less than $20 dollars. The speed on gaming is better then with my previous device. All-in-all, one of the better investments I've made!

"THIS IS NOT A ROUTER!!!!", Do not even think you can use this as a router. The description alludes that it can be used as one, but it is not. Waste of money and time.

"The For Home Networks", Its realy small and convenient to hook it up it show a dramatic speed up in uploads and downloads when you have more than 1 pc or laptop at home network
i hooked up my voip ph laptop steaming pc home pc it work realy fast i have the eth cable running more than 200ft from a single linksys ezxs55w i recomend this product to all and the price you will never get a better deal...........!

"Great Device", This Linksys switch is a basic network device that is used in home networks and large companies. It does what it is designed to do, and does it well. There is no configuration, and no set up, just plug and play. I own several of these, and I have never had to touch it after installing it onto my network.

There is a basic switch; there is no port filtering, no protocol filtering, and no interference. Some higher end switches come with those features, but in the end they just end up slowing the network down unless they are higher end. Anyone that requires those features should not consider this switch, or any device in this price range. It will just slow your network down, go with an enterprise solution from HP, Cisco or similar.

For 99% of the home and small business users looking to buy this, I recommend it highly. IT professionals, or network managers I would look at either a gigabit switch, or something more advanced. On larger networks, with 200+ users, if you install ten of these it will increase latency, and decrease the speed of your network. I am an IT manager and these are great for small singular uses, but do not build or manage your networks with these types of devices. You are asking for trouble down the line.

Back to 99% of users, this device is perfect for you. I feel obligated to share my more technical advice for the people in my profession that may purchase this switch.

Read this reviews before You buy...

"additional info for international buyers", Just adding that the Linksys EZXS55W 5 port switch purchased on july/2008 came with a class "A" switching power supply for any voltage 100-240 at 50 or 60 hz ie. "world voltage" ,, this is almost never listed in the specs but for me this was a prime consideration..

"BEWARE!!!!! Power adaptor stops working l-o-n-g before the switch gives out.", The product works fine....5 stars on the workgroup switch.

BUT the power adapter stopped working today in the middle of a meeting....zero stars on the power adapter!

I contacted LinkSys and after 1.5 hours on the phone, and 5 DIFFERENT PEOPLE later, I finally got a CustSvc person who could actually help me. (Their TechSupport group is absolutely useless! The TS rep kept asking me what I meant by the *power adapter is dead*. I felt like I was in the Monty Python "Dead Parrot" routine...are you KIDDING me?!)

We requested a power supply plug to be sent out, only to find out that they only have version 1 power cords available. There are no power adapter cords available for model EZXS55W, version 2 or 3. Mine's a ver3. (ver 2 & 3 powercords are on backorder with none expected in receiving anytime soon).

So I'm sitting here with a $20 paperweight. (gritting teeth and snarling...)

"Linksys is still pretty good!", Installation was a snap! I wanted to connect a couple of things to the internet in my living room, so I bought this switch. Plugged in my DVR receiver, a PS3, and and IPTV STB all to it. No set-up or configuring at all. Just plugged in and boom, instant internet to everything.

"Always great", This little switch is a great buy for the money, a lot of features in a little package. If you need 4 more ports, this is a great buy!

"compact, works great, easy to set up", This is a simple commodity product that works fine. Tiny complaint is that the cables come out of the front of the box, would be better if they attached at the back.