Two new models of small network switches were added to the IRIS network Approved Switches list to offer gigabit Ethernet options for connecting multiple devices to a single network jack.

The helpdesk is now selling the Netgear GS105 Prosafe 5-port Gigabit Ethernet Desktop Switch for $45.

While local gigabit switches won’t increase your Internet connection speed on the 100BASE-TX networks in Soda or Cory Halls, they offer a future-proof solution. The new models are ideal for use on the new 1000BASE-T network in Sutardja Dai Hall.