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Dumb Q--how is bandwidth split by a router?

Just got a Linksys BEFSR41 for PC/XBOX access to my cable modem. How does the router divide the bandwidth? Is half reserved for each device, or is it allocated as needed?
 
right 'o . It?s allocated as needed.

Though, Each Ethernet segment (which is each and every cable coming from the router to your computer/s) is allowed up to 100Mb per second at full duplex. However it can get much more abstract that that when you are trying to account for actual data transfer.

To a point where a 10 Mb per second half duplex connection to a computer from the router will only allow 1.5 Mb per second throughput max... There is no way around it.

100 Mb full duplex connection will get you about 40 Mb of throughput.


> edited to correct my B ?s and b 's. My error since I think B's the second I start thinking about throughput (usually for applications) instead of b ?s since we were talking about the physical connection in this case.
 
Originally posted by: d3n
right 'o . It?s allocated as needed.

Though, Each Ethernet segment (which is each and every cable coming from the router to your computer/s) is allowed up to 100MB per second at full duplex. However it can get much more abstract that that when you are trying to account for actual data transfer.

To a point where a 10 MB per second half duplex connection to a computer from the router will only allow 1.5 MB per second throughput max... There is no way around it.

100 MB full duplex connection will get you about 40 MB of throughput.

You are confusing you big "B"s and littile "b"s.

A Byte(B)=8(b)bits.

This wasn't for you.
 
It is allocating is needed. Pending on the efficiency of the individual computer (device) TCP/IP Stack, drivers settings, etc.

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