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So I'm thinking of converting my home network to gigabit...

I

Insane3D

Elite Member
So, I've got two gigabit ready systems here at home, and I'm often moving a lot of larger files back and forth over the network.

I'm using a Linksys WRT54GS router now, and my house is wired with CAT5E.

I'm torn between two 5 port GB switches...

Linksys SD2005

or

Netgear GS105

The pic on Netgear's page is wrong...it looks like this..

PIC

Anyone using these switches?

I know this is not exactly the right forum, but this forum gets more traffic at this time of night...

🙂

Edit:

Mods, if this thread is not ok, I'll edit it and post in networking. Just trying to get some answers late at night...

🙂
 
Man, an elite breaking the rules... 🙂

I have no experience with either, but we use a Dlink gigabit at work. This in no way affects anything in this post.
 
The Netgear has Jumbo Frames support. If the Linksys does, they aren't saying so. I'd get the Netgear.
 
Originally posted by: mechBgon
The Netgear has Jumbo Frames support. If the Linksys does, they aren't saying so. I'd get the Netgear.
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/waves to mech

Hey man. I did notice the jumbo frames...not sure how important that is though. I also hear the Linksys has a fan...
 
Originally posted by: Insane3D
Originally posted by: mechBgon
The Netgear has Jumbo Frames support. If the Linksys does, they aren't saying so. I'd get the Netgear.
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/waves to mech

Hey man. I did notice the jumbo frames...not sure how important that is though.
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For hustling large files around, enabling Jumbo Frames on your NICs may help quite a bit, from what I've heard. Good tiebreaker item, anyway.
I also hear the Linksys has a fan.
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And that means it's going to suck up cat fur and get clogged :Q Plus make noise and eventually wear out and make more noise. /me votes for the Netgear again 🙂

 
I've had great luck with both brands in general. I always lean more towards NetGear for whatever reason though.
 
Ok guys, I picked up the Netgear. The fact it is fanless, supports jumbo frames, and has a $10 rebate which brings the cost down to $35, sealed the deal.

🙂
 
Netgear wins IMO. Never hand any of their equipment die on me.

Two Linksys wireless routers and an AP have keeled over on me within the last year.
 
I've heard good things about Netgear's hardware, just that their support is horrible...

I've also had two Linksys routers, and I love the WRT54GS I have now...

🙂
 
Originally posted by: K1052
Netgear wins IMO. Never hand any of their equipment die on me.

Two Linksys wireless routers and an AP have keeled over on me within the last year.
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their routers are slow.

I trust their switches hands-down simply becasue I saw one in a Unisys xxxxxxxxx9000 machine once and was impressed.
 
I have a ?

I am getting a wireless laptop and I want to make my network wireless ready while keeping the current network the way it is.

Can I do it without changing the entire network to wireless?

If so how? Just buy a wireless router and connect it to my current network...?
 
Originally posted by: Aimster
I have a ?

I am getting a wireless laptop and I want to make my network wireless ready while keeping the network the way it is.

Can I do it without changing the entire network to wireless?

If so how? Just buy a wireless router and connect it to my current network...?
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yeah....for the msot part wireless sucks for intensive usage right now...
 
Originally posted by: Aimster
I have a ?

I am getting a wireless laptop and I want to make my network wireless ready while keeping the current network the way it is.

Can I do it without changing the entire network to wireless?

If so how? Just buy a wireless router and connect it to my current network...?
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buy a wireless, set the IP on it to something that is on your current network (like 192.168.0.2 or so) and then turn off DHCP on the wireless.

Hook it to your current network with a cable to one of the ports on the back (NOT the Intenet/Wan)
 
Originally posted by: Aimster
I have a ?

I am getting a wireless laptop and I want to make my network wireless ready while keeping the current network the way it is.

Can I do it without changing the entire network to wireless?

If so how? Just buy a wireless router and connect it to my current network...?
Click to expand...

Yeah. I had my home network run on my old trusty 4 port Linksys BEFSR41 for awhile, and I've run Cat5E through the house. I wanted wireless for my new laptop, but I was going to keep the everything else wired.

I just replaced the old Linksys with the new wireless one, which also has four ethernet ports on the back like the old Linksys, and I was good to go. I set up WPA2 and MAC filtering for the wireless so only my laptop would work, and just plugged my other devices in...
 
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