( 10 reviews )
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Posted: Feb 1 2008
Did a lot of research and this was a top choice - and most importantly there were NO problems with installation - it could not have been smoother - and it works great to!!!
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Posted: Aug 23 2006
For those of you that need a small switch that can support jumbo frames, this (and it's 5-port brother, SMC8505T) are great solutions. I do not know of any other vendor that supports jumbo frames on its smaller switches and some don't even do it on their larger switches. Also, unlike what a previous reviewer said, you do not have to have all hosts on the switch supporting jumbo frames. When a tcp connection is initiated, they negotiate the mtu. We have found that jumbo frames makes a big difference not only in large rtt (round trip time) environments, but also in local file transfers and it also reduces the interrupts on the system. I loaned the switch to a user who had problems with the power supply (it had been working fine in my area for over a year). As it turns out, he did not have it on a surge protected power strip. I called the SMC help number 1-800-SMC-4YOU (1-800-762-4968) and they explained that the switch was covered under warranty but not the power pack but that they would send out a replacement one for $10. It arrived in a few days (quicker than they had indicated). The switch is now up and running (and on a surge protected power strip).
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( 1 of 4 found this review helpful ) Posted: Jun 20 2006
The title speaks for itself. Watch out for their lifetime limited warranty, it's good for about a year and a half. I guess that must be the lifetime of some kind of horsefly or something. Avoid SMC at any expense.
