Five 101001000 Mbps halffull duplex switched ports Forwards & filters packets at non-blocking full wire speed All ports have auto speed negotiation & auto MDIMDI-X crossover detection Supports address learning & aging 802.3x flow control & head-of-line blocking prevention Wire-speed switching & Linksys reliability in an 5-Port Gigabit desktop switch. The Gigabit 5-Port Switch provides non-blocking wire speed switching for your 10 100 & 1000 megabit network clients. Drop this switch in place of your current workgroup hub or switch & you can upgrade your high-requirement workstations to full Gigabit speeds as necessary while continuing to service other clients at their current speeds. Or build your network from the ground up with appropriate link speeds for each users requirements. Apply this switching power to your current hub-based Ethernet network & your data traffic efficiency will improve several times over. Connect your Gigabit-equipped workstations to the Switchs 101001000 ports for full-duplex dedicated bandwidth of up to 2000 Mbps Its perfect for graphics multimedia & other applications that have to move large files across the network quickly. With the Gigabit 5-Port Switch you can connect your existing 10100 Ethernet network to your Gigabit server backbone without any additional equipment. All ports are auto-negotiating & have automatic MDIMDI-X crossover detection so you dont have to worry about the cable type. Address learning & aging is supported as well as 802.3x flow control with head-of-line blocking prevention to keep your high-speed clients from bogging down in lower-speed traffic. The Gigabit 5-Port Switch from Linksys is the perfect solution for your desktop Gigabit & 10100 networking needs.