Linksys SLM2024

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21 Jul 2008 Does a lot, cost a little... setup was a snap for me Not sure about the other reviews, but this thing does WAY more than other switches in its price range. Yes, you need to use IE for setting it up (who doesn't have access to IE?) and it helps to read the manual (linksys forums are helpful too), but setup wasn't that difficult.

Does link aggregation (Yes!), does VLANs fairly easily (once you get the hang of it - another YES!).

If you are looking for a switch with 24 GigE ports that you can just plug gear into and have it just work,... –truckboattruckfrom Amazon.com
19 Jul 2008 Good idea and price but poor compatibility The web interface for this product gets an F. In addition to not working with FireFox (I'm on an all Linux and Mac OS network) this switch's documentation does not say it works ONLY with Internet Explorer. This is, however, the case. This product will probably be returned and Linksys needs to learn how to define the word 'compatibility'. In addition to that I waited 45 minutes for their support line only to find one other random review on Google stating this unit actually doesn't work with FireF... –Joshua S. Lucyfrom Amazon.com
19 May 2008 Is mine broken? I've had this switch for a few days now, and I'm disappointed that it doesn't seem to work as it should.

My xbox 360 had trouble connecting to it, So I tried to mirror the port the xbox was on, and send it to my PC so I could watch the traffic with a sniffer to see what was going on.

The first time I did this, my pc lost all internet connectivity. A reboot of the switch did not help. I had to move it to a different port, where I was then able to get back in to the web management so... –basementjackfrom Amazon.com

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