In the market for new modem/router... gigabit?
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hello,
Background:
so I'm having issues with my comcast connection... for some reason my modem is always "lit green" indicating it's getting a good signal... and so is my DI-624 router... but on random occasions (frequently), websites just take forever to load, or fail to load, and I have to hit refresh several times before it'll start loading again...
I'm thinking I'll buy at least a new router, and maybe even a new modem. if it doesn't solve the problem, then it's bye bye comcast, hello ATT... again...grrrr
Current Situation:
I have everything connected wirelessly, except one PC, which is not gigabit capable anyway... however we will be moving soon and if I have the installers come in, I will be paying extra to have all of my bedrooms and living room etc. pre-wired for ethernet... which means I will likely have wired connections in at least those rooms, and some of my computers ARE gigabit ready, or easily upgradable...
Questions:
Clearly, in the above scenario, it would be beneficial to lay down at least Cat-5e cables and get gigabit networking... The key is, is it worth spending the extra $$$ on a router that has gigabit, or is it better to save money on that, and buy a separate gigabit ethernet switch...?
my understanding is that cable modems are not gigabit anyway... so the connection from modem to router will be 10/100 no matter what... and if I connect a gigabit switch to a 10/100 router, the performance loss would be negligible, especially if the cable run is very short??? in which case it would be far more cost effective to buy a router and gigabit switch separately (I can get both for about 55 dollars combined... Rosewill RNX-400, and trendnet 10 port gigabit switch)
can anyone help me with this??
Background:
so I'm having issues with my comcast connection... for some reason my modem is always "lit green" indicating it's getting a good signal... and so is my DI-624 router... but on random occasions (frequently), websites just take forever to load, or fail to load, and I have to hit refresh several times before it'll start loading again...
I'm thinking I'll buy at least a new router, and maybe even a new modem. if it doesn't solve the problem, then it's bye bye comcast, hello ATT... again...grrrr
Current Situation:
I have everything connected wirelessly, except one PC, which is not gigabit capable anyway... however we will be moving soon and if I have the installers come in, I will be paying extra to have all of my bedrooms and living room etc. pre-wired for ethernet... which means I will likely have wired connections in at least those rooms, and some of my computers ARE gigabit ready, or easily upgradable...
Questions:
Clearly, in the above scenario, it would be beneficial to lay down at least Cat-5e cables and get gigabit networking... The key is, is it worth spending the extra $$$ on a router that has gigabit, or is it better to save money on that, and buy a separate gigabit ethernet switch...?
my understanding is that cable modems are not gigabit anyway... so the connection from modem to router will be 10/100 no matter what... and if I connect a gigabit switch to a 10/100 router, the performance loss would be negligible, especially if the cable run is very short??? in which case it would be far more cost effective to buy a router and gigabit switch separately (I can get both for about 55 dollars combined... Rosewill RNX-400, and trendnet 10 port gigabit switch)
can anyone help me with this??
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thanks scaye, i was just about to bump the thread! appreciate your guidance, I will just buy an N router with standard 10/100, and then add a gigabit switch for internet to all of my rooms...
if you are still checking this post, I have one more question...
How does this work, I've never used a switch before??
I connect my modem > to router > to switch... and then the switch goes to all the computers in my house and they will all have internet???
I'm guessing that's how it goes... but i guess the real question is, is there any performance loss by doing this??? Since technically all of the computers will be sharing "one line" from the router... or would I be better off having each computer wired directly to the router??
thanks again!
if you are still checking this post, I have one more question...
How does this work, I've never used a switch before??
I connect my modem > to router > to switch... and then the switch goes to all the computers in my house and they will all have internet???
I'm guessing that's how it goes... but i guess the real question is, is there any performance loss by doing this??? Since technically all of the computers will be sharing "one line" from the router... or would I be better off having each computer wired directly to the router??
thanks again!
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