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Joining NETGEAR's family of Smart Switches with simple switch management at no extra cost this 24- port Gigabit switch is high on value and capability. With 24 10/100/1000 Mbps ports each capable of powering 2000 Mbps of data throughput in full-duplex mode plus two optional fiber ports it provides fast backbone and connects servers or power users delivering large amounts of multimedia image and video information in no time at all. Ideal for combining 10 100 and 1000 Mbps devices it delivers 10/100/1000 automatic speed and full/half-duplex sensing plus Auto Uplink on every port. Two hotswappable Small Formfactor Pluggable (SFP) GBIC slots provide optional fiber connectivity for greater distance. An intuitive web-browser interface offers simple switch management making it a snap to monitor switch performance configure ports even set up trunks VLANs and prioritization. Primary InformationNetworking Type : Switch Form Factor : External Data Transfer Rate : 1 Gbps Data Link Protocol : Ethernet; Fast Ethernet; Gigabit Ethernet Networking / Ports Qty : 24 Communication Mode : Full-duplex; Half-duplex Connectivity Technology : Wired Dimensions&MiscellaneousWidth : 17.3 Inch Depth : 8.1 Inch Height : 1.7 Inch SystemNetworking / Compliant Standards : Service&SupportService & Support Type : NETGEAR 5 years warranty UNSPSC CodeUNSPSC Code : 43222612
This review is from : Netgear GS724T ProSafe 24-Port Gigabit Smart Switch
Notworking Architect (PI) . My NFS write performance from my iMac to Linux Server was horrible, and after trying a whole bunch of optimizations. I decided to see if network errors were the culprit. Quickly got two Netgear GS724T Smart 1Gb Network switches from a friend to check if "The Network" was the issue due to dropped packets.
Got the boxes opened, plugged all the cables in, and powered up the units. First thing I noticed was the fans. The fans came on immediately, and are not thermally controlled. The noise level seems to be okay, but could be an issue in a quiet room. Maybe the next revision will have thermally controlled fans. The airflow for the fans are the side panels, would have liked it to be front to back.
Moving forward, fired up Firefox to configure the switches. Problems, I could not find the switches on the network. Spent the next twenty minutes checking the DHCP server (NetScreen 5xt router) for assigned IP address. I had to reboot the switches, and start over many times. No luck, no IP address assigned to the switches.
At this point, my daughter walks saying, "What are you doing, Daddy?" I reply, "I am configuring a switch". There went the next half an hour trying to explain to my 8-year-old daughter what a smart network switch is. By this time my daughter is thoroughly convinced that I am clueless about what I am doing, and know absolutely nothing about switches. She starts rummaging around the Netgear shipping box, and pulls out the small booklet. "What is this? She asks. "That is the manual for the switch" I replied. "Have you read it?" she asks. At this point 'Real men don't eat Quiche, and Real men don't read manuals' flashed through my head, and I slowly replied ".... Nnooo". She quickly replies, "May be you should" before running out of the room.
Okay time for the manual. The manual is fairly straightforward, skimpy at places. Wickedly I thought 'Maybe I should get my daughter to write the manual. I am sure she would start by 'First....... No.. No waait, First.... you.... open.... the.... ".
Stop it; Stop it, back to work.
I quickly opened the manual to DHCP and setup page. The manual states " switch should be in DHCP client mode". No way Jose! and gave up, did not want to argue with the switch. I changed my iMac to the switches subnet (listed on the manual). Voila, switches visible. Now we are cooking with gas.
The web configuration is a breeze, and quite straight forward. I set up static IPs on both switches and changed password etc. For the network functionality I enabled two trunked ports at 1Gb between two switches, disabled VLANs, didn't need them for my application, and enabled auto negotiation on the other ports.
The switches worked like a charm. Started the NFS tests, and logged onto the switches to see packet statistics. No Problems here, no packet drops at all. However NFS is still slow. Maybe I will review that ##$%$$#@# Linux server next.
I have been using the switches for a few months now, no problems so far. All in all this is a solid product, with excellent performance at a great price. I would highly recommend this switch. My pros, cons and wish list are as follows;
Overall rating: 4.5/5 (dinged 0.5 for the DHCP fiasco and Cons)
Tech Level: High (my daughter would disagree)
Pros:
Great Price.
Full non-blocking wire-speed connectivity. Web interface for programming
Packet statistics are a great help in debugging network issues.
VLANs, Trunking/bonding features.
Jumbo frame support
Cons:
No PoE, not a big deal IMHO
LED lights are not on the jacks; you have to look to side to check link status.
Fan noise
Side airflow
Documentation should be consistent with switch behavior
Wish list:
Thermally controlled fans
mDNSResponder for configuring multiple switches.
Front to back airflow
Notworking Architect (PI) . My NFS write performance from my iMac to Linux Server was horrible, and after trying a whole bunch of optimizations. I decided to see if network errors were the culprit. Quickly got two Netgear GS724T Smart 1Gb Network switches from a friend to check if "The Network" was the issue due to dropped packets.
Got the boxes opened, plugged all the cables in, and powered up the units. First thing I noticed was the fans. The fans came on immediately, and are not thermally controlled. The noise level seems to be okay, but could be an issue in a quiet room. Maybe the next revision will have thermally controlled fans. The airflow for the fans are the side panels, would have liked it to be front to back.
Moving forward, fired up Firefox to configure the switches. Problems, I could not find the switches on the network. Spent the next twenty minutes checking the DHCP server (NetScreen 5xt router) for assigned IP address. I had to reboot the switches, and start over many times. No luck, no IP address assigned to the switches.
At this point, my daughter walks saying, "What are you doing, Daddy?" I reply, "I am configuring a switch". There went the next half an hour trying to explain to my 8-year-old daughter what a smart network switch is. By this time my daughter is thoroughly convinced that I am clueless about what I am doing, and know absolutely nothing about switches. She starts rummaging around the Netgear shipping box, and pulls out the small booklet. "What is this? She asks. "That is the manual for the switch" I replied. "Have you read it?" she asks. At this point 'Real men don't eat Quiche, and Real men don't read manuals' flashed through my head, and I slowly replied ".... Nnooo". She quickly replies, "May be you should" before running out of the room.
Okay time for the manual. The manual is fairly straightforward, skimpy at places. Wickedly I thought 'Maybe I should get my daughter to write the manual. I am sure she would start by 'First....... No.. No waait, First.... you.... open.... the.... ".
Stop it; Stop it, back to work.
I quickly opened the manual to DHCP and setup page. The manual states " switch should be in DHCP client mode". No way Jose! and gave up, did not want to argue with the switch. I changed my iMac to the switches subnet (listed on the manual). Voila, switches visible. Now we are cooking with gas.
The web configuration is a breeze, and quite straight forward. I set up static IPs on both switches and changed password etc. For the network functionality I enabled two trunked ports at 1Gb between two switches, disabled VLANs, didn't need them for my application, and enabled auto negotiation on the other ports.
The switches worked like a charm. Started the NFS tests, and logged onto the switches to see packet statistics. No Problems here, no packet drops at all. However NFS is still slow. Maybe I will review that ##$%$$#@# Linux server next.
I have been using the switches for a few months now, no problems so far. All in all this is a solid product, with excellent performance at a great price. I would highly recommend this switch. My pros, cons and wish list are as follows;
Overall rating: 4.5/5 (dinged 0.5 for the DHCP fiasco and Cons)
Tech Level: High (my daughter would disagree)
Pros:
Great Price.
Full non-blocking wire-speed connectivity. Web interface for programming
Packet statistics are a great help in debugging network issues.
VLANs, Trunking/bonding features.
Jumbo frame support
Cons:
No PoE, not a big deal IMHO
LED lights are not on the jacks; you have to look to side to check link status.
Fan noise
Side airflow
Documentation should be consistent with switch behavior
Wish list:
Thermally controlled fans
mDNSResponder for configuring multiple switches.
Front to back airflow
Netgear GS724T ProSafe 24-Port Gigabit Smart Switch Reviews
Excellent SMB Switch with Enterprise functionality . Who could ask for anything more? If you are looking for a bare-bones L2 switch with advanced L2 functionality, but without the high-price and need for advanced training then this is the switch you need to get. We like Netgear products a lot and have watched them progress as a company. They got this switch right. WebUI is easy to navigate and program, Help system is content-rich, and performance is well-balanced with the price. Most users won't need all the funtionality, but if are one of the few who are small but need BIG services, this switch hits the sweet spot.
Excellent SMB Switch with Enterprise functionality . Who could ask for anything more? If you are looking for a bare-bones L2 switch with advanced L2 functionality, but without the high-price and need for advanced training then this is the switch you need to get. We like Netgear products a lot and have watched them progress as a company. They got this switch right. WebUI is easy to navigate and program, Help system is content-rich, and performance is well-balanced with the price. Most users won't need all the funtionality, but if are one of the few who are small but need BIG services, this switch hits the sweet spot.
Netgear GS724T ProSafe 24-Port Gigabit Smart Switch Opinions
Loud but inexpensive and fast . The fan is loud, and on one of the three I bought the fan bearings are REALLY loud. However, the thing is really fast and really inexpensive for being able to provide VLANs and QOS for a LAN. I bought two for the office because of the trunking feature but have not used/tested it yet because it is plenty fast without it.
Loud but inexpensive and fast . The fan is loud, and on one of the three I bought the fan bearings are REALLY loud. However, the thing is really fast and really inexpensive for being able to provide VLANs and QOS for a LAN. I bought two for the office because of the trunking feature but have not used/tested it yet because it is plenty fast without it.
A welcome upgrade . We'd been chugging along with a 10/100 switch at the non-profit where I work for far too long. Being the most tech savvy of our employees (most of whom are not remotely so) I took it upon myself to upgrade to Gigabit. My main criteria for choosing a new switch was pretty basic: cost, cost, and cost. We needed a switch that could sustain at least 20 connections and do so with a minimum of fuss, all while staying within a reasonable price range. The GS724T was exactly what we needed. Coming in at just under three-hundred dollars, it seemed to have similar features in comparison to more expensive options. Also I have had very good experience with Netgear, so it seemed a good purchase all the way around.
Replacing the old switch with this one was as simple as unplugging the LAN cables from the old unit and then plugging them into this unit and turning it on. Everything worked flawlessly. There is no need for extensive configuration if all you are doing is using this for network connectivity and internet. I found the whole process painless, being tech savvy but certainly nowhere close to network administrator in skill set or training.
For the price, this router fulfilled all of our needs admirably. Recommended to anyone looking for a relatively inexpensive Gigabit 24-port switch.
Replacing the old switch with this one was as simple as unplugging the LAN cables from the old unit and then plugging them into this unit and turning it on. Everything worked flawlessly. There is no need for extensive configuration if all you are doing is using this for network connectivity and internet. I found the whole process painless, being tech savvy but certainly nowhere close to network administrator in skill set or training.
For the price, this router fulfilled all of our needs admirably. Recommended to anyone looking for a relatively inexpensive Gigabit 24-port switch.
Very pleased . Product received in a very short time and in perfect condition. Would not hesitate to order again as this was a very positive experience.
best smart switch for the money . great switch if you want control over it also 24 ports 1000mbps and full duplex 2 fiber optic ports and great price what else do you want?
Cons Review
Okay for LIGHT loads but the price is really too good to be true. . Works fine under light load, but starts dropping packets like crazy under even medium loads. Goes into an odd state where a whole lot of data seems to disappear mysteriously, even when the network is mainly idle.
Rebooting the affected servers or changing their ports does not help.
Resetting or power-cycling the switch DOES help, and it cures the problem until it gets overloaded again, then it comes back in time. Tried swapping this for another switch of the same model/revision, same problem. Tried using a switch from another manufacturer, and problem did not occur. We've seen it many times and it is 100% an issue with the switch.
There are apparently two radically different hardware revisions for this switch, both are apparently being manufactured at the same time. This is the older version. I don't know if the newer version has the same problem, but netgear makes it clear on their website that there is no way from looking at the box to see which revision is inside, there is no way to trade in an "old" style for a "new" style, and there is no way to request the purchase of a "new" style only.
I suspect they know they have a problem.
We have the 48-port version of this switch that has the "newer" hardware and we don't see the problem there.
Note that although some of their products work, Netgear's technical support is beyond terrible. I've found it easier to return their gear or throw it away when it develops a problem, don't even bother calling.
Rebooting the affected servers or changing their ports does not help.
Resetting or power-cycling the switch DOES help, and it cures the problem until it gets overloaded again, then it comes back in time. Tried swapping this for another switch of the same model/revision, same problem. Tried using a switch from another manufacturer, and problem did not occur. We've seen it many times and it is 100% an issue with the switch.
There are apparently two radically different hardware revisions for this switch, both are apparently being manufactured at the same time. This is the older version. I don't know if the newer version has the same problem, but netgear makes it clear on their website that there is no way from looking at the box to see which revision is inside, there is no way to trade in an "old" style for a "new" style, and there is no way to request the purchase of a "new" style only.
I suspect they know they have a problem.
We have the 48-port version of this switch that has the "newer" hardware and we don't see the problem there.
Note that although some of their products work, Netgear's technical support is beyond terrible. I've found it easier to return their gear or throw it away when it develops a problem, don't even bother calling.
Netgear GS724T ProSafe 24-Port GbE Switch - trash . This is trash, like a lot of Netgear products. I wasted an incredible amount of time trying to access this switch and gave up. Unfortunately, you can't find out the problems with this switch unless you read Netgear's own forums, AFTER you register the product. There are lots and lots of folks on Netgear's "support" forums who have the same issue, along with similar and related issues.
You're better off buying something else, like a Cisco/Linksys switch. At least they have a QC department (because if Netgear did have a Quality Control department, this switch never would have left the plant).
You're better off buying something else, like a Cisco/Linksys switch. At least they have a QC department (because if Netgear did have a Quality Control department, this switch never would have left the plant).
Feature Netgear GS724T ProSafe 24-Port Gigabit Smart Switch
- Box Contents - 24-port Gigabit Smart Switch, Rubber footpads, Power cord, Rack-mount kit, Smart Switch resource CD
- Interfaces 24 RJ-45 connectors for 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, and 1000BASE-T (Auto Uplink on all ports) and 2 SFP slots for fiber Gigabit Ethernet modules
- Full-duplex IEEE 802.3x pause frame flow control
- Half-duplex backpressure control
- Forwarding modes - Store-and-forward
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Product Details
EAN : 0840356578774UPC : 840356578774
MPN : GS724TNA
Brand : Netgear
Weight : 9 pounds
Height : 5 inches
Length : 21 inches
Width : 13 inches
Binding : Personal Computers
Format : CD
Hardware Platform : Pc
Manufacturer : Netgear Inc
Model : GS724TNA
Operating System : Windows
Platform : Windows
Publisher : Netgear Inc
SKU : 54093
Studio : Netgear Inc
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