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I purchased this switch two years ago. It works perfectly except for the noise. The fan is amazingly loud. I am currently looking for a switch to replace it just because of the noise.

I see from some of the other reviews that this model has been replaced with one that doesn't have a fan. Make sure you get that one!

What can be said about a network switch? It works or it doesn't, really. I have no complaints about this switch, it works well. I've had good luck with all D-Link hardware, really. One interesting feature is that it has an indicator to show if a network device is connected at 10Mbps or 100Mbps. I didn't know that one of my older computers had a 10M card in it until I got this switch!

When I thought of expanding my network to more that the current number of computers I have I naturally thought of D-Link for a quality switch. I chose the DSS-8+ because it is relatively inexpensive, small, and has 8 ports.

After purchasing this I found that it is actually faster than and older 5-Port switch I currently own and operate from D-Link. You don't see this very often. They are both 10/100Base-T Switches, but for some reason I get faster transmission times with the 8-Port.

There is nothing to installing a Switch, and as with any other switch there were no problems. As you probably know by now, I fully endorse D-Link and all their quality networking products.

I'm on my 2nd (replacement) DSS-8+ and this one has died, just like the other (port 6 stays lit even though nothing is plugged in, and devices can't talk through it when they are plugged in). I think this will be the last D-link product I buy.

What more can I say, you unpack it, plug it in and it works, you don't ever have to think about it again ...