I have two Netgear GS108E-100PES (GS 108Ev2, firmware update by 1:00:06) Switches bought for private use, infrastructure use and partly for professional purposes. Regarding performance, the switches have been significant improvements over the previously used Billigstgeräten and make outwardly a really robust. Configuration works fine as described, but you have to adjust IP addresses and network masks accordingly, or is a Windows PC to run the Admin Program ProSafePlus necessary. Netgear provides for registration lifetime warranty. Therefore outwardly Maximum half star deduction due to lack of Linux / Unix support.
Were it not for the inner workings of switches. Professionally I perform measurements that require ICMP echo (ping) messages of any size. Because of error messages I have to search longer found that the switches ICMP echo request packets of size 513 bytes to 1272 bytes, including without feedback discard - all other sizes come through. International (English) Netgear Support responds relatively quickly to a product registration, has confirmed the error and explained this function officially with DoS (Denial of Service) protection.
However welcome is a protection of the customer, so the solution is questionable. First, a switch, whether managed or not, not because it to filter packets, and certainly not without the document explicitly. The private LAN is something simply unnecessary, since there are firewalls in front. And I can not imagine a company, the products of this quality before using firewalls. Why packets of the blocked packet size for DoS are suitable, from 1273 but no longer, the support could not answer well - there is no argument for from a business perspective. Anyway, there is confirmed legally present (firmware 1:00:06) no way to disable the functionality.
Conclusion: my confidence in the product is put a major question mark. If Netgear for me - without consultation and Abschaltemöglichkeit - decides to discard certain packets, then not met, the switch according to objective criteria the essential express warranty. I have found this error - who knows what Netgear else than for me is "useful"? The Netgear support has announced to inquire about the possibility of a beta firmware that includes a power down functionality. Available to this functionality that I should please ask for any support - now two weeks ago that had me set a limit for another week. If by then the problem is not resolved, I will return the switches on Amazon due to the absence of guaranteed features, since I can not use it so.
