Linksys announced the immediate availability of the new EtherFast 10/100/1000 Gigabit Starter Kit (EG0801SK). The kit includes an Instant Gigabit? 32-bit Network Adapter (EG1032), an 8+1 Workgroup Gigabit Switch (EG0801W) and a Category 5E crossover cable, providing all the hardware a small business user needs to set up a network with a gigabit backbone or a dedicated PC with 1000Mbps of bandwidth. The Instant Gigabit Starter Kit also enables high-traffic 10/100 business networks to migrate easily towards pure Gigabit Ethernet systems, which perform at ten times the speed of Fast Ethernet.
The Instant Gigabit Starter Kit marks Linksys? first step in making Gigabit Ethernet technology affordable for mainstream users and modest IT budgets, which helps level the corporate playing field by empowering smaller businesses with the same advanced Gigabit technology used by larger organizations. Since the 8+1 Workgroup Gigabit Switch does not require costly fiber optic modules and cables, users can benefit from the Gigabit speed by simply using inexpensive, standard copper CAT5 network cabling.
The Kit?s 8+1 Gigabit Switch can be used in various ways to increase network efficiency, such as connecting a server through the single Gigabit port for full-duplex, dedicated bandwidth of up to 2000Mbps. It also connects your workstations to the Gigabit Switch's 10/100 ports, which will speed up access time for all users when sharing files, data and network resources such as printers, etc. The workgroup Gigabit Switch basically allows an existing 10/100 Ethernet network to share your Gigabit server backbone without having to purchase costly Gigabit adapters for each workstation.
Not only does the copper 10/100/1000 Gigabit port auto-negotiate to adjust for appropriate speeds among 10Mbps, 100Mbps, and 1000Mbps (1Gbps) network devices, its MDI/MDIX feature detects the type of network cable plugged into it, then selects the correlating MDI or MDIX setting so that any CAT5 cable will work, either straight-through or crossover. Eight standard 10/100 ports on the Gigabit Switch ensure that the device connects seamlessly to standard 10/100 Ethernet-wired PCs and peripherals. A CAT5 cable conveniently included in the kit makes setup even easier, and a stacking/wall mount plate lets users either wall mount the unit or stack it with other Linksys hardware, such as the world?s number one-selling EtherFast Cable/DSL Router. With unprecedented demand for high-speed Internet access and secure Internet connection sharing, the PC user?s desktop demands for Gigabit Ethernet naturally follow the broadband boom and growing bulk of data exchanged on the Web.
Linksys Product Manager Jim Harrington said, By introducing gigabit switches and network cards to the mainstream SOHO and SMB markets, gigabit network speeds no longer belong just to the corporate elite. Our workgroup Gigabit Switch and Gigabit Network cards combine cutting-edge technologies with Linksys? signature quality, ease of use, reliability, and value-conscious pricing.?
Network World (November 26, 2001) also gave the Gigabit Starter Kit the World Class Editor?s Choice Award, stating that as ?smaller offices are driven by cost and ease of use, we gave the nod to the Linksys system. It was less expensive than the ?(competition) and had comparable features and cost, NetWare drivers that worked - and of course that great fanless design.?
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Only $189 street for the switch and $99 for the 64 bit card - nice
The Instant Gigabit Starter Kit marks Linksys? first step in making Gigabit Ethernet technology affordable for mainstream users and modest IT budgets, which helps level the corporate playing field by empowering smaller businesses with the same advanced Gigabit technology used by larger organizations. Since the 8+1 Workgroup Gigabit Switch does not require costly fiber optic modules and cables, users can benefit from the Gigabit speed by simply using inexpensive, standard copper CAT5 network cabling.
The Kit?s 8+1 Gigabit Switch can be used in various ways to increase network efficiency, such as connecting a server through the single Gigabit port for full-duplex, dedicated bandwidth of up to 2000Mbps. It also connects your workstations to the Gigabit Switch's 10/100 ports, which will speed up access time for all users when sharing files, data and network resources such as printers, etc. The workgroup Gigabit Switch basically allows an existing 10/100 Ethernet network to share your Gigabit server backbone without having to purchase costly Gigabit adapters for each workstation.
Not only does the copper 10/100/1000 Gigabit port auto-negotiate to adjust for appropriate speeds among 10Mbps, 100Mbps, and 1000Mbps (1Gbps) network devices, its MDI/MDIX feature detects the type of network cable plugged into it, then selects the correlating MDI or MDIX setting so that any CAT5 cable will work, either straight-through or crossover. Eight standard 10/100 ports on the Gigabit Switch ensure that the device connects seamlessly to standard 10/100 Ethernet-wired PCs and peripherals. A CAT5 cable conveniently included in the kit makes setup even easier, and a stacking/wall mount plate lets users either wall mount the unit or stack it with other Linksys hardware, such as the world?s number one-selling EtherFast Cable/DSL Router. With unprecedented demand for high-speed Internet access and secure Internet connection sharing, the PC user?s desktop demands for Gigabit Ethernet naturally follow the broadband boom and growing bulk of data exchanged on the Web.
Linksys Product Manager Jim Harrington said, By introducing gigabit switches and network cards to the mainstream SOHO and SMB markets, gigabit network speeds no longer belong just to the corporate elite. Our workgroup Gigabit Switch and Gigabit Network cards combine cutting-edge technologies with Linksys? signature quality, ease of use, reliability, and value-conscious pricing.?
Network World (November 26, 2001) also gave the Gigabit Starter Kit the World Class Editor?s Choice Award, stating that as ?smaller offices are driven by cost and ease of use, we gave the nod to the Linksys system. It was less expensive than the ?(competition) and had comparable features and cost, NetWare drivers that worked - and of course that great fanless design.?
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Only $189 street for the switch and $99 for the 64 bit card - nice
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