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cheat2kill

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hello..

i would like to know some answers, well i have a awesome gaming rig and i bought a switch last few months, i have seen some people use's switches which they connect to routers for a single computer and they say its fast and causes less lag stuff...
i have a high speed internet on fiber optic which is connected to a HUB then a ROUTER, i have two computer on Ethernet ports(gigabit) , one is just for testing some other hardware when i'm repairing rest all are 5 smart phones connected via WiFi etc..

beside i don't use my switch at all its a 16 port packed and in storage..

all i need to know is it necessary to use a switch just for two computers which are used for gaming that's all!

Thanks :D
 
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ittimjones

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Uhhh, ur description makes no sense...

Internet comes in to a modem, then you need it to go to either a router, or 1 single PC. There really is no other option (at least if you don't know enough about networking to ask the question you did). A router with wireless is actually a router/switch combination. It performs the tasks of both. The extra ports on it are switch ports, which are tied into the same switching that the wifi uses. Adding a switch or hub to one of those ports adds ports to your internet network that is created by the router.

An Ethernet HUB is, in EVERY instance, limited to 10 Mbps half-duplex. So yes, any switch, even 1 operating at 10 Mbps would operate at full-duplex, allowing for a faster connection.

Get rid of the hub. And check ur network design...
 
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since all hubs are limited to 10mbps half-duplex, i think any switch will prevent bottlenecks, especially in an environment using fiber...
 
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COLGeek

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The 2 PC connections, in order to connect to the 'Net, would have to connected to the router. Which in this case, seems to have a gig-ethernet switch as part of it. So, unless additional wired ports are required, adding a switch will do nothing.

I don't understand the fiber into a hub description either. That would more likely be a sort of media converter (not a hub in the networking sense).
 
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