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Cerberus7   03-20-2008 at 03:27:36 PM

I have been looking for a wired router so that i could have my pc and the family laptop connected to the ethernet at the same time.

I currently have a 512mb connection as i live in ireland and all the "broadband" connections are very poor

Can anyone suggest a decent low budget network switch for my circumstances as i don know anything about their speeds and other specs?

Thanks in advance

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Cerberus7   03-21-2008 at 02:48:18 PM
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Sorry its not letting me edit this thread for some reason, what i meant to say at the start was that im looking for a network switch, not a router.Would the above be fast enough to use all my ethernets speed?

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lvdax   03-24-2008 at 08:01:51 PM
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So from personal experience avoid D-Link at all costs. Netgear isn't that much better. To be honest it is almost pointless to do 10/100 if you can get a 10/100/1000 for a couple of dollars more. Here are my recommendations as they are Cisco rated\owned now.
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=334691
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=334692

Hope this helps.

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thehelo   03-24-2008 at 10:34:51 PM
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are you trying to have both laptop and pc connected to the internet at the same time, because if so you will need a router, or you will need 2 ip's supplied to you from your isp

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Cerberus7   03-26-2008 at 12:49:36 PM
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Cheers i got the first one and its working a treat

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