FriendlyNET GX5-500 Gigabit Ethernet Switch With Gigabit Ethernet rapidly gaining in popularity, Asante is excited to introduce the 5 Port Gigabit Ethernet switches that will transform your current crawling network into blazing fast network that runs at 1000 Mbps!. The GX5-500 is hard-working switches that deliver exceptional performance. Right out of the box, the GX5-500 gives you 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet ports in a small footprint. Imaging transferring files across your network at 2 Gbps full duplex, the waiting game is eliminated. Whether you need 10BaseT, 100BaseTX or 1000BaseT, these switches are ready to run with any version of Ethernet over copper cabling.