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yodamusic   11-10-2008 at 07:46:56 PM

I have a small music company, with 7 computers, 6 of them mac and one is running XP. I currently have a D-Link 4 port wireless router, but I have outgrown the number of ports. I am new to the high end networking stuff, and a freind said I am not using my network very efficiently. I have to reset the router a lot because I am boggin it down. What gigabit ethernet switch should I buy that is managed, and has at least 8-10 ports on it. The wireless is ok for now, but I want the data transfer between computers and the servert to be as fast as possible, without bogging down. I was hoping to spend under $500. Does anyone know the right choice to purchase? Thanks.

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JustAGuy51   11-11-2008 at 10:44:19 AM
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If you cram all PCs/Servers/devices into one subnet (a.k.a broadcast domain), the network will saturate faster due to a lot of devices broadcasting, esp. MS Networks. Here is a post that has some info on switches:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] h-question

For the $500 or lower, research on your own depends on what feature you need.

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