D-Link 16-Port Gigabit Switch (DGS-1016A)

I was struggling to get adequate wireless coverage into the far reaches of our upstairs and basement. Though our Comcast router nicely transmits across our main floor, I have not been overly happy with speeds and signal in these far flung places. So, I did some research into what I needed....and quickly started reading reviews/pros/cons of installing additional routers, extenders and access points (APs). One article I found helpful was: http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-wi-fi-extender/So after I did this initial research, I decided to go the AP route because of what I read about extenders and how they are essentially "sharing" the bandwidth from the main router. Extenders are a great product, I just decided to go down the AP path. If you decide to go down the extender path, I would have gone with the NETGEAR AC1200 High Power 700mW Dual Band because I could use one band to communicate to the main router and then broadcast the other. Now on to my story....We recently built the house we are living in and although the house was wired with cat5e, they only wired the jacks to be phone lines (i.e., only used 2 of the 8 connections within the cat5e cable. Does anyone still use land lines? :) I decided to fix this and redo all of these jacks in the house to ethernet lines. I spent a couple hours one night watching some YouTube videos and was ready to go. I have learned more about punch downs, cable testers, switches, etc than I ever wanted to, but I just finished my project and connected this D-link switch about a month ago.So far working like a charm! Well done, D-link...very reasonable price for a 16 port switch....and now I have active ethernet ports throughout the house. I also love that this switch can be mounted, which allowed me to mount in my media cabinet...hiding all the connections.

I looked around for a new switch to replace my defunct one. I read reviews about this switch and how it provided great bandwidth for transfers. I was a little dubious because of the green feature because I thought it would reduce performance; however, there is a switch in the front that allows you to enable or disable this feature. (I have yet to try it enabled)My previous gigabit switch does not compare well to this one. My previous switch would transfer at a rate about 50-70MB/sec. If you do the math, this is no where near the theoretical max of 125MB/sec (1Gb/sec divided by 8). (Keep in mind the max is never achievable given the protocol overhead, i.e. bits transferred that are irrelevant to the actual data transferred, such as address routing, error checks, and payload size).With this router, I get transfers in the 70-90MB/sec range and this is a NOTICEABLE difference. Transferring gigabytes of data across the network to my home server is significantly reduced, and I have observed during streaming a lack of stuttering that I would encounter with my previous network switch.Overall, a good performing switch with noticeable performance.

Simple plug and play. It works as specified. Nice low profile: 9" wide X 6 1/4" deep X 1 3/4" rear (1 1/8" front) height. Green and yellow indicator lights to indicate connection speed for each link. The indicator lights are very small squares that are not distracting but which provide good information. Ventilation provide in base and on sides, runs very cool. No noise. Flat black with gloss black front panel. Connector holes in back are spaced to adequately allow large snag-less cable connectors. I generally have had good luck with D-Link products so it should last. Advice: I started with a 4 port switch, went to an 8 port switch and now have this 16 port switch with 9 ports active. Do yourself a favor and buy twice as much (or more) than you think you will ever need. Save yourself the upgrades.

I got this for my home about 4 years ago. My whole house is networked with CAT-6 and I needed a switch to support the speed of my home internet and support the amount of CAT-6 out lines, while not breaking the bank. It was really easy to set up, just plug in the power cable, your internet cables, and you are good to go.I have been able to test my internet speeds up to the GB mark via Ookla on numerous occasions since getting GB internet. Prior to that I was using this switch in my home with only a 250 MB download connection. For this price, it is a great product. You could easily spend more on another model that goes faster, but you probably don't need it.