Broadband router to a switch

[jtvang125]

We currently have a d-link 4 port wired router. We needed more ports so I went out and bought a 8 port switch but I'm not sure which way to connect it. These are the 2 scenerios I could think of. They are both 10/100.

1. Remove all devices from router. Connect 1 cable from router to uplink on switch. Connect all devices to remaining ports on switch.

2. Remove only one device from router. Connect this open port to uplink on switch. Connect all remaining devices to switch.

There's mainly 3 computers that will be accessing a lot of outside traffic. The remaining computers and network printers will mostly be local traffic.

 

[avi85]

I would hook up the 3 computers that need outside access directly to the router then use the last port for uplink and hook the rest up to the switch

 

[jlazzaro]

as long as there is no duplex / speed issues with the router > switch connection, it shouldnt matter.

 

[vorgusa]

It would work any way, but if you do a lot of file transporting (meaning multiple computers at a time) its possible that there could be a slowdown from that one wire going to the router and the 3 on the router and everything else on the switch.. The switch will give all the computers 100 Mbps to each other instead of giving 3 computers a shared 100 Mbps with the other computers on the switch.. but I doubt it would ever make a difference