This switch is more convenient than the Netgear as status LED is clearer. == gigabit green orange = 100mb (on netgear 1 green LED = 100mb and 2 = green led with 8 ca ... gigabit port is much led). I just have some problem on gigabit transmission over long distances (50m) of flexible cable between 2 DGS108: I stay on certain port in 100mb and other gigabit ... I do not have this problem between a switch netgear and dlink (problem of energy saving dlinks?)