Ok, so currently I have a Linksys WRT160N running dd-wrt. The ports on the back are 10/100 so I never worried about speed. I'm looking at getting a new router that has dual band (WRT610, E3000 or Netgear WNDR3700 ro 3400). I want to maximize the speeds on the wired computers, which all have gigabit ethernet. Here's a couple questions:
1) IF I get a router that has 10/100 ports on it, can I go out from the router to a gigabit switch, then pony all my boxes off that; will I get gigabit speeds or will it still be handicapped by the 10/100 router?? No traffic will actually PASS through the router ports, just the queries to the routing table to get the traffic from computers A to B. All physical connections will be at the switch.
2) If the router also has to be gigabit ports, should I hook any computers to the actual router, or just one cable to the router to a switch and once again, pony all my boxes off the switch?
1) IF I get a router that has 10/100 ports on it, can I go out from the router to a gigabit switch, then pony all my boxes off that; will I get gigabit speeds or will it still be handicapped by the 10/100 router?? No traffic will actually PASS through the router ports, just the queries to the routing table to get the traffic from computers A to B. All physical connections will be at the switch.
2) If the router also has to be gigabit ports, should I hook any computers to the actual router, or just one cable to the router to a switch and once again, pony all my boxes off the switch?