Linksys EFAH16W EtherFast 10/100 16-Port Workgroup Hub RJ-45 Fast Ethernet LAN

Linksys EFAH16W EtherFast 10/100 16-Port Workgroup Hub RJ-45 Fast Ethernet LAN

The Linksys EFAH16W is a 16-port Fast Ethernet workgroup hub from Linksys's EtherFast product line. It provides 16 auto-sensing 10/100 Mbps RJ-45 ports for connecting desktop computers, printers, and other network devices in a shared Ethernet segment. All ports share available bandwidth in hub fashion, making this a straightforward plug-and-play device with no configuration required.

Specifications & What's Included

• Model: EFAH16W
• Product Line: EtherFast
• Number of Ports: 16 x RJ-45
• Port Speed: 10/100 Mbps (auto-sensing)
• Network Standards: IEEE 802.3 (10BaseT), IEEE 802.3u (100BaseTX)
• Per-port LED indicators: LINK/ACT and 100 Mbps status for all 16 ports
• Power LED on front panel
• Form Factor: Desktop
• Rear panel: 16 RJ-45 ports arranged in two rows of 8, DC power jack
• Management: Unmanaged (no configuration interface)
• Enclosure: Blue and grey plastic desktop housing

Applications

Ethernet hubs like the EFAH16W were the standard shared-media networking device of the late 1990s and early 2000s, used to connect PCs, workstations, and peripherals in small offices, workgroups, classrooms, and home networks before managed switches became cost-effective. Unlike a switch, a hub broadcasts all traffic to every connected port, meaning all devices share the total available bandwidth. Today these units still find use in legacy network environments, lab testing setups where passive traffic mirroring or shared-segment behavior is desired, and network education environments. They are also commonly used as a simple tap to monitor traffic across all connected devices, since every port sees all traffic — a characteristic that modern switches deliberately eliminate. The EFAH16W is a desktop-class device suited for a small workgroup of up to 16 nodes.