Is this ethernet switch good for gaming?

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Elezen

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Is this TP-Link TL-SG1005D 10/100/1000Mbps Port Gigabit Desktop Switch, 10Gbps Capacity, Plug and Play, Up to 70% Power Saving a good switch for gaming if connected to 2 desktop playing game? i mean will it slow down the connection comparing to a router?
PS: I tried to change my router but the asus rt-n56u didnt work .... is that possible that my isp ethernet modem isnt compatible with other router?
 
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OK now I get it - you didn't provide all the details. From your description, it sound like you were just connecting 2 PCs together. So the set up is:

Router -------- xBox
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Switch ------ PC1
|---- PC2

This will work fine as long as the router also has 1000Mbps LAN ports. Then, your internet speed is limited only by the speed you're purchasing from your ISP.
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Using that switch is not going to help you. It would be the same as connecting an ethernet cable between the two PCs. Which means that you have to manually set all the TCP/IP connection settings in both PCs. A big pain in the butt, in my opinion. You are MUCH better off using a 10/100/1000 router and letting the router handle the configuration issues (using DHCP service of the router). A router is not going to any perceptible lag to a local network.
 
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Elezen

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Oh i need to actualy set-up stuff if i use a Switch? i though we only need to plug it in and that it but will it make the connection slower? since 1 ethernet into 2 pc...
PS: I'm using a switch because my xbox isnt detecting the wi-fi network... that why im going to put that router in the living room and the switch inside the gaming room
 
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OK now I get it - you didn't provide all the details. From your description, it sound like you were just connecting 2 PCs together. So the set up is:

Router -------- xBox
|
Switch ------ PC1
|---- PC2

This will work fine as long as the router also has 1000Mbps LAN ports. Then, your internet speed is limited only by the speed you're purchasing from your ISP.
 
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derekullo

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I meant adding a single switch in the grand scheme of things won't slow down or add latency to the connection when the actual data you are trying to access, lets say cat pictures on google, are 100s of miles away.

 
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mdd1963

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Going thru a switch to a router is typically a 3 ms experience, but, nothing is 'improved' or 'lessened' either...; the internet (and specifically, our download and upload speeds are still limited by your modem and it's connection to ISP, typically, as few can sustain even 1 Gb/sec throughput...

Nonetheless, 100 morons across the USA daily likely install a 10 GB switch at home to link to a router with a 1 GB ethernet port....connected to a DSL capped at 10 Mbps :)
 
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I can ping a computer in the lobby with an average ping of 0ms.

This is going through my netgear 8-port gigabit switch, a Cisco Catalyst 3560G 48 port switch and probably 100 feet of CAT6 cable.

If a single router or switch is adding 3ms of ping then you may need to get a new router

 
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