Netgear XE104 85 Mbps Wall-Plugged Ethernet 4-Port Switch

Released on 01 May 2006

Manufacturer: Netgear

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No New Wires - that's what NETGEAR's Wall-Plugged Ethernet Bridge means to you as it uses what's already there - your home's electrical outlets.

Completely network your home by plugging in to the existing electrical outlets in every room. The XE104 85 Mbps Wall-Plugged Ethernet 4-port Switch makes a high-speed broadband connection available anywhere in the home without running any cabling, but rather turning each electrical outlet in your home into a 4-port Ethernet connection. Easily extend an existing Ethernet network to PCs in other rooms to maximize the use of all your peripherals. With a sleek new design, the XE104 rests while plugged into an ordinary electrical socket, without any component to step on or take up desk space. Get your LAN party underway in minutes, by linking up to 8 game consoles together using just two XE104 units. This product complements NETGEAR's other products, such as the WGR614 and WPN824 Routers.

Simple to install and use, and equipped with newly designed icon-based indicators to enable easy monitoring. Robust and rate-adaptive, the XE104 minimizes interference from other household appliances. So run your hair dryer, vacuum cleaner or TV, your network will automatically find the best data rate so that you can continue surfing, gaming or telecommuting.
  • System requirements: available RJ-45 Ethernet port
  • Windows 98, ME, 2000 or XP

customer Reviews

 Average rating (3 reviews)

 Wireless is so 2008!

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These really are fantastic. I was on BT home hub wireless, but on an 8 meg connection I was getting 1 meg max due to living in an old victorian terrace. This made online console play almost impossible. I switch to these - simple as plugging in and connecting one end to the router, and one to the console/pc and I was up to 5.5meg!

This kept the missus happy as she was concerned we were microwaving our 2 year olds brain. This was of course almost as important as me becoming a COD4 killing machine!

It really is simple and works similar to voodoo. Really fantastic product. Worth a firmware upgrade as soon as you get it particularly if you run Vista.

 Where there's electricity... there's internet!

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It's amazing, I'm not sure how it works, but i'm not complaining. all you do is plug one into the back of your router, then the other end into the nearest electricity outlet, and *bing* you have internet. all you do is plug one in any power outlet in your house and the standard ethernet cable into your pc or laptop and you have internet! it's great speed too, never lags for games or HD video streaming.

 Superb!

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I bought two of these and I am very impressed. Setup took no more than 2 minutes as they really are plug and play. According to the instructions, they can't be used on extension leads, but both of mine are on them and work a treat!

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