Wireless g and gigabit network switch

[dashiki]

do any companies make a wireless g and a gigabit router in one unit

 

[skyking]

I have not seen one. Unless they make it cheap to buy, AND it handles jumbo frames, I would just uplink a gigabit SMC switch to a common wireless G router. It is easy enough to do. The 8505T and 8508T handle jumbo frames to maximize the LAN performance.

 

[JackMDS]

Originally posted by: dashikigigabit router in one unit

Do you have a secret Internet connection that we do not know of.:shocked:

I consider this a waste of money, but since you ask: D-Link Wireless Cable/DSL Router with Giga Switch.

Skyking solution above is the right solution.:thumbsup:

:sun:

 

[leadalto]

I have a Netgear 4-port wireless-G Router. A cable modem is connected to its designated port, two desktop PCs are connected to the hardwired ports, and a laptop uses the wireless connection. One of the PCs has an on-chip Gigabit LAN and the other could be upgraded with a Gigabit NIC. If I were to add an SMC8505T to the mix in order to get a Gb Lan as well as wireless-G, how should the SMC8505T be connected to my existing cable modem and Netgear Router? What do you mean by ?uplink?? Also, for the slow learners, what is the difference between a switch and a router? Don?t they perform the same function?

Maybe this should be a separate post? But, there is a D-Link 4300 Gigabit, wireless-G router that could replace my Netgear unit (which has poor wireless signal strength): however; I have not been able to determine if the DL-4300 has jumbo frame capability. If it does, it seems that using one hardware item instead of two would be a simpler and more reliable solution. In addition, the DL-4300 has 108 mbps wireless G.

 

[skyking]

Every gigabit switch I have seen does automdi/mdi-x. The SMC line is no exception. I believe it is part of the spec.
All you have to do is plug a patch cable into the switch, and the other end into one of the LAN ports on the router.
Routers allow multiple computers access to the internet; switches allow multiple computers to see each other locally and share files, etc.

 

[JackMDS]

Welcome to the Network Forum.

Originally posted by: leadaltoIt seems that using one hardware item instead of two would be a simpler and more reliable solution.

This is one of these ?General Truth? sentences that have no bearing on reality.

Like: "You can Never Teach an Old Dog New Tricks".

But: "Never Too Old to Learn".

Very convincing Pro Verbs Ahh???

Stand alone printers are usually better than the ones that come in All in One combos.

Stand alone Routers are better then the ones that come in the DSL Modem/Router combos.

And the SMC is a better Giga switch than the one that comes in the D-Link combo.

:sun:

 

[thriemus]

I recomend you get a seperate gigabit switch and router.

If you get a router with gigabit switch and it fails, when you RMA the router you will be stuck without network access. Also, many routers need reboots and thus when rebooting the router you lose network connectivity. This sounds meanial however, in the real world it can prove very annoying. Also the built in switches in routers rarely perform as well as standalone switches. Even though they both may be gigabit there are large performance differences between different models.

Analogy: Think of cars, a 3 litre vauxhall will not stand a chance against a 3 litre lotus.

 

[leadalto]

Jack,

I don?t get it! Are you trying to help me with my problem? If so, sorry, I don?t have time to second-guess what you?re trying to say. KISS would be helpful.

 

[leadalto]

Skyking,

I?m still somewhat confused confused about about what plugs into what. The SMC 8505T does not have a specific connector that goes to the Cable modem as my Netgear WGR614 does. What is ?the other end? of the switch? Is it one of the LAN ports. Not having a wiring diagram makes this whole thing very confusing.

I appreciate that you?re trying to clarify my confusion in how a router differs from a switch but my Netgear WGR614 Wireless Router both allows my multiple computers to access the Internet and to see each other locally and share files. I use the Remote Desktop Feature of WindowsXP regularly, access the Internet from any computer on the LAN, and transfer files including playing video files stored one machine and played on another. I?m still at a loss as to what the difference is between a switch and a router.

 

[JW310]

Originally posted by: leadalto
Skyking,

I?m still somewhat confused confused about about what plugs into what. The SMC 8505T does not have a specific connector that goes to the Cable modem as my Netgear WGR614 does. What is ?the other end? of the switch? Is it one of the LAN ports. Not having a wiring diagram makes this whole thing very confusing.

That's because the SMC 8505T would not plug into the cable modem. Instead, you would connect a cable from one of the ports on the 8505T to one of the LAN ports on the WGR614.

I appreciate that you?re trying to clarify my confusion in how a router differs from a switch but my Netgear WGR614 Wireless Router both allows my multiple computers to access the Internet and to see each other locally and share files. I use the Remote Desktop Feature of WindowsXP regularly, access the Internet from any computer on the LAN, and transfer files including playing video files stored one machine and played on another. I?m still at a loss as to what the difference is between a switch and a router.

A router connects to your internet provider (in your case, the cable modem), and gets its own outside IP address. In turn, the router assigns its own, internal, IP addresses to the computers that are plugged into its LAN ports.

A switch, on the other hand, does not have this capability. All a switch does is connects multiple computers together. Without being plugged into a router, any of the computers connected to the switch would not have any sort of Internet connectiion. So, you could connect a switch to one of the ports on your router to allow more computers than you have ports on your router to get online.

Hope this clears things up a bit for you.

JW

 

[skyking]

a switch can connect to one of the ports that you would normally plug a computer into.
then you hook all your computers to that switch, after you put gigabit network cards in them.
now all the traffic between you computers goes through that switch. If it is internet traffic, it goes out of the switch and into the router.
The internet is usually less than 5 Mbit. it does not need to be on a gigabit, or even a 10/100 system for that matter.

 

[SaintTigurius]

KISS

if u want a Gigabite router with wireless G . at 108mbs , D-Link 4300 is the one for u.

i dont now any other HOME router that has a 4lan gigabit, review on it on www.tomsnetworking.com

 

[leadalto]

Originally posted by: SaintTigurius
KISS

if u want a Gigabite router with wireless G . at 108mbs , D-Link 4300 is the one for u.

i dont now any other HOME router that has a 4lan gigabit, review on it on www.tomsnetworking.com

Thanks for the review link!

Also, thanks to all the others who helped answer the router/switch and connection questions I posted. I'm getting it now!