Will it make a difference?

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Hello;

I have the following:
>D-Link 5-port gigabit Easy Desktop Switch
>TP-Link Router 300Mbps wireless N (2x9dBi) 4 port 10/100
>WD TV LIVE Hub
>Synology DS1513+ NAS Storage

Am thinking 2 port on the switch for WD tv and Nas storage and the remaining three are for router in hopes to increase capacity if heavy traffic to stream more than one 1080p movies from the nas storage. Does this make sense and is it possible?

Thank you

 

[JackMDS]

If the WD tv and the NAS have Giga capacities and they are connected via wire it will work as a Giga Network between them, otherwise it does not make any difference.

 

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The WD TV and the Nas are giga capacity and wired but my concern is to the wireless capacity to access nas or WD TV to stream wireless to a pc. It makes sense to me that if multiple PCs try to stream a movie each the switch will use more than one port if the capacity exceeds that of 10/100 port. For example: the switch will use 2 ports that are connected to the router to avoid bottleneck to stream to 2 pcs.

 

[smitbret]

Hello;

I have the following:
>D-Link 5-port gigabit Easy Desktop Switch
>TP-Link Router 300Mbps wireless N (2x9dBi) 4 port 10/100
>WD TV LIVE Hub
>Synology DS1513+ NAS Storage

Am thinking 2 port on the switch for WD tv and Nas storage and the remaining three are for router in hopes to increase capacity if heavy traffic to stream more than one 1080p movies from the nas storage. Does this make sense and is it possible?

Thank you

I wouldn't stress how the WDTV Live Hub is connected. The ethernet port is rated for gigabit, but the SOC lacks the horsepower to drive it faster than Tbase100. I never tested mine out faster than 80mbps.

But in general, any devices connected through just the switch can run at gigabit speeds.

Are you wondering if you connected three patch cables between the switch and router if you would get faster than Tbase100 speeds to the NAS? No, you wouldn't.

 

[VirtualLarry]

The WD TV and the Nas are giga capacity and wired but my concern is to the wireless capacity to access nas or WD TV to stream wireless to a pc. It makes sense to me that if multiple PCs try to stream a movie each the switch will use more than one port if the capacity exceeds that of 10/100 port. For example: the switch will use 2 ports that are connected to the router to avoid bottleneck to stream to 2 pcs.

Normal cheap "unmanaged" switches, will detect switching loops and shut down the ports (if spanning-tree is enabled on that device), otherwise, you will get packet loops and flooding, and the network will slow to a crawl.

You can't just gang together multiple links between devices, without setting up a "link aggregation" group, using a "smart" or "managed" switch.

 

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Thanks guys for the reply