TRENDnet 5-Port Ethernet Switch (5 x 10/100Mbps Auto-MDIX RJ-45 Ports) TE100-S5 (Blue)

10 Review to this product

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  Steveo
  October 27th, 2010 on 9:52 pm

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  Ordered it Friday (Tiger Direct $9.99 + $7.xx Shipping), got it Tuesday. I plugged an e-net cable from my DSL portal/modem(which has a USB jack and an e-net jack and it’s hooked to my main computer upstairs via USB cable)into port 1, my basement computer(WindowsVista)into port 2, My son’s X-Box 360 into port 3. Each of the three kids are now online at the same time even though the quick setup guide said it wasn’t designed for multiple computers to share an internet connection and you should use a router. I read that after I had ordered it so I was unsure if it’d work at all. It’s tiny and it works fine so I’m set for under $20.
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  Brian Pratt
  October 29th, 2010 on 12:14 am

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  I have two of these, they just work, end of story. Yay!

  Other reviewers have noted that the setup guide says it’s not for hooking multiple computers up to the internet. That language wasn’t in the docs for the units I got. I’m guessing that they were just trying to say “This is not a router. It does not firewall, and it doesn’t provide DHCP service. It just extends the reach of a router by adding more physical ports to the network.”, and that’s true of any switch or hub. You most likely already have a router (or “gateway”), so don’t worry about it.
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  Steven L. Gordon
  October 29th, 2010 on 3:24 pm

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  I needed to “split” a single Ethernet connection between my DirecTV box (for DTV on demand) and my Samsung BluRay DVD player (for Netflix streaming)so I did not have to keep swapping the cable back and forth. This little Trendnet gem really fit the bill. It is small, lightweight and completely unobtrusive. The best part is there is no setup, completely plug and play. Look no further, you found what you are looking for!
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  PacketStorm
  October 30th, 2010 on 7:06 am

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  This little 5 port switch is in my laptop computer bag at all times. There are plenty of situations I find myself in where there are several people who need Internet access but there is only one connection. Does anyone happen to have a switch? 9 times out of 10 the answer is “no.”

  This switch has a great feature that I wasn’t expecting to find on such a small, low-cost unit. It auto-uplinks to any other switches on the network – no crossover cables necessary. That’s one less specialty cable required to carry around to ensure network connectivity. Good job TRENDnet!

  Otherwise there is nothing remarkable about this switch besides being small, light and does what network switches are supposed to do. After quite a bit of searching, this was the smallest switch I could find. At 3.1″ x 3.9″ x 1.2″ it can’t get much smaller!
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  R. Simpson
  October 30th, 2010 on 8:49 pm

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  I wanted a simple switch, and this fits the bill. No setup, no software, no options: just plug in the power and up to 5 Ethernet cables. Done. It works flawlessly.
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  Alfredo C.
  October 30th, 2010 on 9:59 pm

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  My main desktop and router are on the opposite side of my HTPC, Xbox 360 and Blu-Ray player. I run one long cable from the router over to the other side of the room and used this baby to split the internet connection between the 3 devices. Works flawlessly. I am now able to have all three devices connected without having to manually switch myself. A must have for setups where multiple internet devices are in close proximity. Highly recommended!
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  Barry Barker
  November 1st, 2010 on 12:25 pm

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  I bought this switch to allow me to use more than one computer and another device a Captel 800i captioned telephone on the same Verizon DSL line with a Westell 6100 modem/router. The Westell 6100 only has one ethernet port so I bought the switch to allow me to hook more devices to the internet. The ease of use hooking it up and using it is amazing. I turned off the modem/router and I plugged the switch in and hooked the dsl line to one of the ethernet ports in the switch (it doesn’t matter which port!). I then hooked the ethernet lines from two computers and another from the CapTel 800i phone to the other free ports. I turned on the modem/router and started using both computers and the phone immediately. No programs to load, no set-up, no rebooting of the computers, nothing! Pure plug and play! It was stress free and absolutely wonderful. If only setting up routers and modems were this easy. A great product, reliable, easy to set-up, and use. The case looks a little cheap, but it is a great product for the money. Can’t say enough about it.
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  Stumpjumper
  November 2nd, 2010 on 8:48 pm

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  Bottom line: Small, light weight and just works. Power brick is half the size of the unit itself and is also very light.

  I was looking for a portable network switch to keep in my backpack for occasions when I had a network drop but no wireless. Searching around I found this one and saw that the switch itself is small and light, but I was worried about the power brick. Turns out the brick is small too, so I’m very happy with my purchase.

  I’ve used the switch to network two Macs together and to connect multiple Macs to various network drops. The switch has always worked flawlessly. It doesn’t care in which of the five ports you plug in the cables, it figures it all out and just works.

  According to my kitchen scale, the switch weighs just under 4 ounces and the power brick just under 3.
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  Bryan
  November 2nd, 2010 on 11:36 pm

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  I found this product while looking for a way to split the LAN at my job into two. We get one ethernet cord running to our desk and that’s it. I was worried that my company would have some kind of block to not allow this to happen (they don’t allow streaming video, audio, etc… so they block a lot of things). I found the unit on sell (about half price) and decided it was worth the price to try it. I tried it at home at first and it worked great (I have a router at home, so don’t really need this at home, but just wanted to make sure it worked at home so if it didn’t at the office, then I’d know it wasn’t the device). I unplugged the ethernet from one computer, plugged this in and plugged in two computers. So, basically, there was one ethernet cord going from the router to the TRENDnet box and two computers branched off from there. Worked great – no set up needed, just plug-n-play. So, now for the big test: I took it to work. Worked with no big problems – same plug-n-play. The only thing is that when I plug my computer directly to the work LAN, it says the connection at 1 GBPS, but through this device, it shows up as 100 MBPS. I can’t really tell any problems so far with speed – everything is working as normal, but now I have online access on both my work computer and my laptop. So, for me, this device works as advertised and meets my needs.

  PS – sorry for my non-technical review, but I’m no tech expert!

  PPS – don’t forget you’ll need an additional ethernet cord to make this connection. I didn’t think of it at first, but luckily remembered before I finished my transaction and was able to pick up a cheap 3-footer.
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  Steve
  November 3rd, 2010 on 10:55 am

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  I purchased this item to split my single port modem into a two port modem so I wouldn’t have to keep unplugging my computer ethernet cable from the modem and plugging in the ethernet cable which I ran to my Netflix Tv viewing box. It really is plug-and-play. Works great. I also purchased a short 3-ft ehternet cable:
  
  RiteAV – Cat5e Network Ethernet Cable – Blue – 3 ft. — $1.50
  
  I plugged one end of the 3-ft cable into the modem port (I only have one) and the other end into the splitter. I plugged my computer ethernet cable into one of the ports in the box and my Netflix ethernet cable into another of the ports in the box and I was done.
  
  It doesn’t even matter which of the five ports you use for the cables. Just pick three — one for the modem, one for the computer and one for the TV box and you’re done. You still have two more for future enhancements.