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    Router With Gigabit Switch

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by hyelton, Apr 3, 2013.

  1. hyelton

    hyelton Notebook Consultant

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    Okay so I got a new router, No LED lights just power and internet I miss link activity lol

    So I usually only use a switch for the "other" devices which doesnt use internet much.

    Instead of plugging my main 3 devices Main PC, Server, and Linux Media Computer into a gigabit switch would I get the same or better performance? when transfering a lot of data torrenting and such, compaired to them connected directly to the router?
     
    hyelton, Apr 3, 2013
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  2. JOSEA

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    I am no expert but it would probably help to know the make and model of the new router.
     
    JOSEA, Apr 4, 2013
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  3. hyelton

    hyelton Notebook Consultant

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    Not really.... I`m just wanting to know if it hurts performance to use just a external switch instead of using the built in switch in the router.
     
    hyelton, Apr 6, 2013
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    There will be no performance impact as long as you are plugging them into a switch that is at least as fast (in terms of link speed and processor speed/backplane bandwidth) as the one built into the router.
     
    ALLurGroceries, Apr 6, 2013
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  5. hyelton

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    okay thanks :) Router is a 826L 700mhz cpu with Gig switch , and my Switch is a gigbit
     
    hyelton, Apr 6, 2013
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    Yeah it'll work fine. If you had gigabit internet it would be a different story. ;)
     
    ALLurGroceries, Apr 6, 2013
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    Pshh, Just a 25mb down and 3mb up connection in the middle of nowhere haha.

    I`ll Prob use port 1 from Router to main GB switch for the Main 5 devices Server,My PC, Media PC and so on.

    And I`ll use Port 2 going to a 10/100 Switch for the rest of the stuff
     
    hyelton, Apr 6, 2013
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