Pros: cheap
Cons: only 10 Mbs which they do not disclose on the package

This will be a very short epinion.
I bought this kit because I quickly wanted to get a hub and did not do any comparison shopping. Get to FRY's electronics, in there, grab something, pay and out.
They did not carry any separate hubs (which...

Pros: All components necessary for a peer-to-peer 10BaseT LAN are included, sans computers. <g>
Cons: NICs are 10/100BaseT, but hub only supports 10mbps.

Many of the currently available "network in a box" kits will exceed the needs of your average small/home office. Netgear's SB104 is a nice little 10BaseT kit from Bay Networks that won't break your budget into eensy-weensy pieces.

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Pros: Great kit for networking with everything you need!
Cons: None that I'm aware of!

I'll be the first to tell you that I don't know a lot about networking but this kit makes it so easy that even someone like myself can do it! I must admit that because of my lack of knowledge, I was a little nervous about doing it by myself but with a...

Pros: Extremely easy to set up, complete high quality package
Cons: Not a one.

So you wanna be a network administrator. Well pilgrim, you're gonna need to know alot about computers, about IRQs, and your network protocols.....

No you don't. Not anymore

Home networking used to be what "Alpha...

Pros: works great
Cons: took some time to figure out the internet sharing part

Our family had 2 computers but only 1 phone line and didn't want to spend the extra money getting another phone line. We looked around and chose the Netgear SB104 starter kit. It was easy to install and we got our computers networked right away. Then we...

Pros: Peripheral Sharing, Multi-Player Games
Cons: None

I picked up the Netgear SB104 network kit when I saw an add for it at one of our local office supply stores, the price was too good to pass up. I'd been considering networking my computer with my son's for a while and this provided the opportunity. The...

Pros: More than you need for a home network.
Cons: Can be misleading if think you are getting a 100 BaseT hub

I recently purchaced this product at a CompUSA. So far, it works just like a hub is supposed to work. It's kind of hard to say something good or bad about any particular networking product based on brand name. Instead, you have to look at what it...

Pros: Cheap, Easy-to-Install, Reliable
Cons: The hub is 10 Base-T

This Netgear starter kit is a great deal for beginners or experts who want a good deal on the items.

The kit comes with 2 10/100 Base-T Netgear network cards (NICs) and a 10 Base-T network hub as well as 2 25ft Ethernet cables, device drivers...

Pros: Great Support, Reasonable Price.
Cons: Included cable is only ten feet.

Author's Note: This review is not entirely about the SB104. In fact, the "Network in a box" that I bought was from a competitor. Fortunately, I also added a Netgear ISA card for my "boat anchor." Netgear technical support saved my...

Pros: Small, solid, and multiplies your DSL!
Cons: none.

Netgear makes great products with industrial construction, easy-read access lights and great dependability.

Now there's another reason to buy their hubs. If you're interested in DSL, or even if you have the service, you may have wondered if...

Pros: Easy to install
Cons: Non that I can think of

I bought this network kit to play multiplayer games (i.e. quake, half-life, etc.). It is one of the best decisions I've ever made. The cards were simple to install, and the guy i talked on the phone when something went wrong was friendly and exceedingly...

Pros: fast ,easy setup, great for sharing connections
Cons: some computer knowledge needed

I have had this hardware for almost a year now. I Really like it. Me and my wife are in home computer junkies and were fighting over the phone line all the time. So we bought this hardware and read on how to connect the two computers to one internet...

Pros: Affordable, easy installation, and easy to upgrade.
Cons: Only 10Mb/s with hub, but easy to upgrade to full 100Mb/s.

About a year and half ago, I decided to network the 2 computers I had laying around with my main system. I was studying for my MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) certification, and decided it was time to implement a home network for myself. Not...

Pros: Price
Cons: Documentation, tech support

First off the kit is easy to install, if you don't have a problem opening your computers. Includes 4 port hub. The fourth port can be an uplink to another hub or cable/ADSL modem.

Installation
Consists of installing the PCI cards in each...

Pros: Reliable Network Ferrari with an automatic transmission
Cons: Nitpicky stuff (see tips in epinion)

If you are looking at starting a home network and don't know were to go, let me show you the starting line. This is and good kit and I have some tips that make it GREAT!
If you have 2 operating machines with PCI card slots (A Pentium class...

Pros: Easy to setup, everything included
Cons: Only 10mbps hub

I have been in networking field for 5+ years. I have always liked Netgear products, specially their Ethernet cards. After evaluating Netgear network starter kit I was happy that they are continuing their excellence in making home network kits for users....

Pros: Easy, great customer service
Cons: incomplete package

Having 3 computers in the house led us to consolidate printing options with a LAN. I worked in the College Computer Lab and Netgear was recommended as a reliable mid-range network setup. My husband and I installed it in our computers in less than 30...

Pros: Cheap, 100% practical, excellent build quality
Cons: Only 10MB

The DS104 hub is a standard 10MB 4 port network hub. It comes as the basic component of many of the Netgear card/hub packages and will server you well.

Currently I've used and worked with 4 of these little beauties over the past 1.5 years and...

Pros: Cheap, Easy to install
Cons: Not good for heavy traffic networks

For all you gamers out there, this is your real time death match need! If you and a couple friends want to get together for a LAN party, you all should go in and buy this cheap, easy to install network kit. The HUB that comes with this kit has four...

Pros: Price, ease of installation, driver support
Cons: Speed

I bought this kit about 6 months ago for $60. I'm not sure what the price is now. I'll talk about each piece at a time. The network cards are Netgear's FA310TX. These are 10/100 mbps PCI network cards. The hub has 4 ports and is 10 mbps.

As...

Pros: Easy install, high quality, 10/100 mb sensing, uplink to add another hub if needed...
Cons: None

Everything you need to start your first network or to upgrade a failing one. High quality and reliable!

I started my first Win95 network 2 years ago. I bought some $25 cards and connected the two together peer to peer. It took about 12...

Pros: Quality Hardware, Quality Support
Cons: none

The Netgear SB104 Network Starter Kit was the best small investment I have made this year. The kit contains the everything you need to network 2 PCs and includes an Ethernet Hub that can accept up to two additional PCs or 1 PC and another Ethernet...

Pros: Inexpensive, Effecient
Cons: Short Cables Hard to learn

This is the product I started building my first network with, and is still the product that I use for my network. Ok. I am not a professional, but I know my fair share about computers, and I am going to work on networks this summer. Netgears card are...

Pros: Inexpensive, easy set up, low cost
Cons: Documentation on setting up the actual network is skimpy

If you want a basic run down of the components for this product, I recommend "elegiac." He has been quite thorough in his recommendations and specifics. I strongly agree with him.

I run two desktops and two laptops in my home,...

Pros: ease of use
Cons: Couple more Bucks

I have the 4 port hub, and I have found this hub to be the easiest to use. I bought the linksys hub first, and I'm not a networking genius, so I couldn't figure out how to Internet share. After some research and returning the linksys and buying the...

Pros: easy to use
Cons: little more money

I have the 4 port hub, and I have found this hub to be the easiest to use. I bought the linksys hub first, and I'm not a networking genius, so I couldn't figure out how to Internet share. After some research and returning the linksys and buying the...