- Sep 28, 2001
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My goal is that my home LAN is 1GB, with each PC connected via 1GB Cat5e.
*) I have a "slow" 10/100 router/dsl modem which is connected to the DSL and which continues to work as before, as a router/NAT
This slow router is connected to a Gigabit DLINK DIR 655 via Cat 5E - with the DIR 655 now solely acting as a switch/AP.
All the PCs, Laptops etc. are now connected to the GB switch.
Each PC/Laptop etc has a static IP, and the default GW set on each PC is the old/slow router.
*** While this all works as intended, i am still unsure whether there might be flaw somewhere, in particular because the default GW is the older, slower router.
(In other words, say if i connect to another PC on the LAN...in how far does the "slow" router still play a role? i am assuming that all traffic actually stays in the Gigabit network since the "slow" router does not come into play UNLESS we go on the internet....but then the slower speed of the router is actually irrelevant. Correct?)
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( In case you are wondering why i don't use the new, faster DLINK Gigabit router as main router - there were some problems like disconnects and other issues. In my first setup i degraded the OLD/slow router to a DSL modem only and tried to connect the "DSL modem" to the Gigabit, using all its router/NAT etc. functionality of the DIR-655. But as said it was simply not stable)
*) I have a "slow" 10/100 router/dsl modem which is connected to the DSL and which continues to work as before, as a router/NAT
This slow router is connected to a Gigabit DLINK DIR 655 via Cat 5E - with the DIR 655 now solely acting as a switch/AP.
All the PCs, Laptops etc. are now connected to the GB switch.
Each PC/Laptop etc has a static IP, and the default GW set on each PC is the old/slow router.
*** While this all works as intended, i am still unsure whether there might be flaw somewhere, in particular because the default GW is the older, slower router.
(In other words, say if i connect to another PC on the LAN...in how far does the "slow" router still play a role? i am assuming that all traffic actually stays in the Gigabit network since the "slow" router does not come into play UNLESS we go on the internet....but then the slower speed of the router is actually irrelevant. Correct?)
+++
( In case you are wondering why i don't use the new, faster DLINK Gigabit router as main router - there were some problems like disconnects and other issues. In my first setup i degraded the OLD/slow router to a DSL modem only and tried to connect the "DSL modem" to the Gigabit, using all its router/NAT etc. functionality of the DIR-655. But as said it was simply not stable)
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