Product comparison · 2 network switches

NETGEAR FS205-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) White vs NETGEAR GS308-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey

24specifications compared
10differ
14identical
3known 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
- GS308-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey:8
MAC address table
- FS205-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) White:2048 entries
- GS308-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey:4096 entries
Product colour
- FS205-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) White:White
- GS308-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey:Grey
Housing material
- FS205-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) White:Plastic
- GS308-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey:Metal
Buffer size
- FS205-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) White:48 KB
- GS308-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey:192 KB
Width
- FS205-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) White:110 mm
- GS308-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey:158 mm
Depth
- FS205-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) White:71 mm
- GS308-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey:102 mm

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Comparison of FS205-100PAS, GS308-100PAS
27 specifications	A NETGEAR FS205-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) White Model FS205-100PAS View product	B NETGEAR GS308-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey Model GS308-100PAS 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 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3i, 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
Design2 differ
Rack mounting	No	No
Product colourDiffers	White	Grey
Housing materialDiffers	Plastic	Metal
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 & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	110 mm	158 mm
DepthDiffers	71 mm	102 mm
Height	26 mm	26 mm
WeightKnown for one	100 g	Unknown — not stated by the source

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