Product comparison · 2 network switches

NETGEAR FS205-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) White vs NETGEAR GS208-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White

25specifications compared
9differ
16identical
2known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- FS205-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) White:5
- GS208-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:8
MAC address table
- FS205-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) White:2048 entries
- GS208-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:4096 entries
Buffer size
- FS205-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) White:48 KB
- GS208-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:192 KB
Width
- FS205-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) White:110 mm
- GS208-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:152 mm
Depth
- FS205-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) White:71 mm
- GS208-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:93 mm
Weight
- FS205-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) White:100 g
- GS208-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:190 g

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Comparison of FS205-100PAS, GS208-100PAS
27 specifications	A NETGEAR FS205-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) White Model FS205-100PAS View product	B NETGEAR GS208-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White Model GS208-100PAS View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch type	Unmanaged	Unmanaged
Switch layer	L2	L2
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	5	8
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet (10/100)	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Fast Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Installed SFP modules quantity	0	0
Installed SFP+ modules quantity	0	0
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x
10G support	No	No
Copper ethernet cabling technologyDiffers	10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX	10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T
Auto MDI/MDI-X	Yes	Yes
Auto-negotiation	Yes	Yes
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
Data transmission1 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	2048 entries	4096 entries
Designidentical
Rack mounting	No	No
Product colour	White	White
Housing material	Plastic	Plastic
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
Performance1 differ
Buffer sizeDiffers	48 KB	192 KB
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	No	No
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	110 mm	152 mm
DepthDiffers	71 mm	93 mm
Height	26 mm	26 mm
WeightDiffers	100 g	190 g

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