I want to replace my Linksys WRT 54 gl rourter with a gigabit 4 port wireless.Would they be interchangable??Would the cables be the same for the ports??
Solved Gigabit??
- Thread starter rickory
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Yes, its all the same. Wen yousay Gigabyte, do you mean Brand or speed?
Either way, odds are you will not reach the 1000M limit, so no special equipment is needed.
Either way, odds are you will not reach the 1000M limit, so no special equipment is needed.
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System One
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- CPU
- Dual L5639 // i7 950 @ 4.0Ghz
- Motherboard
- Evga SR-2 // Gigabyte x58a-ud3r
- Memory
- 12Gig Corsair XMS3 // 6Gig OCZ Gold
- Graphics Card(s)
- gtx 560 ti // gtx 260-216
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dual 22" // Headless
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- OCZ aGILITY 3, 120Gig + Seagate 500Gig x 2
- PSU
- Silverstone da700 // Corsair 520hx
- Case
- Rosewill BlackHawk Ultra // Antec 900v1
- Cooling
- Twin CM Hyper 212+ // Noctua NH-u12
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- Acer 8930 laptop with x9100...
Thanks for the reply..Sorry for the delay.
I mean speed...I use all the 4 wired ports plus wireless.One of those ports is a networked hard drive...I understand greater read/write speed would increase with a Gigabit device.
Anyway I would NOT have to replace all my wired cable? Correct?
I mean speed...I use all the 4 wired ports plus wireless.One of those ports is a networked hard drive...I understand greater read/write speed would increase with a Gigabit device.
Anyway I would NOT have to replace all my wired cable? Correct?
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You might not have to, to mazimize the speed, you'd want Cat 6 cables, they are the 1000M speed. Cat 5 is only 100M.
So check your cables and see what you have now..
So check your cables and see what you have now..
My Computer
System One
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- CPU
- Dual L5639 // i7 950 @ 4.0Ghz
- Motherboard
- Evga SR-2 // Gigabyte x58a-ud3r
- Memory
- 12Gig Corsair XMS3 // 6Gig OCZ Gold
- Graphics Card(s)
- gtx 560 ti // gtx 260-216
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dual 22" // Headless
- Hard Drives
- OCZ aGILITY 3, 120Gig + Seagate 500Gig x 2
- PSU
- Silverstone da700 // Corsair 520hx
- Case
- Rosewill BlackHawk Ultra // Antec 900v1
- Cooling
- Twin CM Hyper 212+ // Noctua NH-u12
- Other Info
- Acer 8930 laptop with x9100...
What is your internet connection speed? I haven't done wireless, but a few years ago I bought a machine with built in gigabit ethernet. The 2 machines were connected via the router. When updating the slow machine to gigabit ethernet card someone suggested it's much cheaper to plug a gigabit ethernet switch into the router and plug the machines into it. That way I have gigabit between the machines and can use the same router out to the internet.
How wireless figures in I don't know. Wireless switches may cost a bit more. But I would guess they'd still be cheaper than a gigabit router. When I priced wired gigabit router I think they wanted about $150 to $200 for it. A gigabit wired switch was like $40.
As for the cables, you can get cheap cables rated for gigabit at an online discount store. When I plan to do something where I need cables, once I decide what I'm going to do and I'm looking for bargains on the hardware, I order the cables so that I don't get the impulse to buy the price gouged cables in the rush to get set up. Most of the brick & mortar stores gouge you on the cables even if they give good deals on the hardware. That and selling service policies is how they get the discounts back.
In my case I only needed cat6 cables from each PC's Gb ethernet to the Gb switch. I bought 3 just to have one in reserve. I don't remember but if all 3 cables cost me more than $25 including shipping I think I would have remembered it. I've had good luck over the years using
http://www.cablesforless.com/
You may be able to find other online stores with lower prices. But I've never gotten a dud cable from this store. For a couple of dollars this way or that way I've stayed with what works. Definitely much cheaper than buying at the mortar discount store when you are buying the main hardware.
How wireless figures in I don't know. Wireless switches may cost a bit more. But I would guess they'd still be cheaper than a gigabit router. When I priced wired gigabit router I think they wanted about $150 to $200 for it. A gigabit wired switch was like $40.
As for the cables, you can get cheap cables rated for gigabit at an online discount store. When I plan to do something where I need cables, once I decide what I'm going to do and I'm looking for bargains on the hardware, I order the cables so that I don't get the impulse to buy the price gouged cables in the rush to get set up. Most of the brick & mortar stores gouge you on the cables even if they give good deals on the hardware. That and selling service policies is how they get the discounts back.
In my case I only needed cat6 cables from each PC's Gb ethernet to the Gb switch. I bought 3 just to have one in reserve. I don't remember but if all 3 cables cost me more than $25 including shipping I think I would have remembered it. I've had good luck over the years using
http://www.cablesforless.com/
You may be able to find other online stores with lower prices. But I've never gotten a dud cable from this store. For a couple of dollars this way or that way I've stayed with what works. Definitely much cheaper than buying at the mortar discount store when you are buying the main hardware.
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- HP Pavilion m9515y
- CPU
- Phenom X4 9850
- Memory
- 8 GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Some Radeon Cheapie with 512 MB Ram
- Monitor(s) Displays
- CRT
- Screen Resolution
- 1280x1024
- Hard Drives
- 750 GB SATA 3G
2 SIIG Superspeed docks w/WD Caviar Black Sata II or III
Thanks again for the replys...Looks like I have more research to do. The cables run to various rooms from a central wireless G 4 port router in my basement which includes the HDTV.It would be a PIA to change them.I haven't had good luck with good wireless coverage throughout the house. Think 1st I will update to a 4 port wireless N router and see what if coverage improves. I will also need N adapters for my laptops.
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Okay, unless you have some serious internet speed, yo will NOT see anything close too 100Meg from the internet to any device.
If you are running around your intraweb, aka local network, you may see 100+Meg speeds.
I would not switch out cables that just go from a device to the world... The Cat 5 will wok up to 100Meg just fine.
If you are running around your intraweb, aka local network, you may see 100+Meg speeds.
I would not switch out cables that just go from a device to the world... The Cat 5 will wok up to 100Meg just fine.
My Computer
System One
-
- CPU
- Dual L5639 // i7 950 @ 4.0Ghz
- Motherboard
- Evga SR-2 // Gigabyte x58a-ud3r
- Memory
- 12Gig Corsair XMS3 // 6Gig OCZ Gold
- Graphics Card(s)
- gtx 560 ti // gtx 260-216
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dual 22" // Headless
- Hard Drives
- OCZ aGILITY 3, 120Gig + Seagate 500Gig x 2
- PSU
- Silverstone da700 // Corsair 520hx
- Case
- Rosewill BlackHawk Ultra // Antec 900v1
- Cooling
- Twin CM Hyper 212+ // Noctua NH-u12
- Other Info
- Acer 8930 laptop with x9100...
This is the switch I bought:
Newegg.com - NETGEAR GS605 Desktop Switch 10/100/1000Mbps 5 x Auto-speed-sensing UTP ports 4000 MAC Address Table 128KB Buffer Memory
A short Cat5 from the switch to the router, then Cat6 from the network cards in the PCs to the switch. When I plugged it in, the stuff came up working. I didn't have to change any configuration. (Well, the connections all worked. Naturally I had to tune the network card driver settings in the PCs to maximize the throughput.) In your case you mention you have a NAT drive. So you may need a Cat6 cable connecting it to the switch.
The wireless part I can't help with. I've been deliberately avoiding involvement.
Only other thing when buying network gear, I don't know how ipv6 effects it. The Netgear switch has probably been around for awhile. It may be a good idea to read up on ipv6 before buying anything these days. Eventually the change will be made.
Newegg.com - NETGEAR GS605 Desktop Switch 10/100/1000Mbps 5 x Auto-speed-sensing UTP ports 4000 MAC Address Table 128KB Buffer Memory
A short Cat5 from the switch to the router, then Cat6 from the network cards in the PCs to the switch. When I plugged it in, the stuff came up working. I didn't have to change any configuration. (Well, the connections all worked. Naturally I had to tune the network card driver settings in the PCs to maximize the throughput.) In your case you mention you have a NAT drive. So you may need a Cat6 cable connecting it to the switch.
The wireless part I can't help with. I've been deliberately avoiding involvement.
Only other thing when buying network gear, I don't know how ipv6 effects it. The Netgear switch has probably been around for awhile. It may be a good idea to read up on ipv6 before buying anything these days. Eventually the change will be made.
My Computer
System One
-
- Manufacturer/Model
- HP Pavilion m9515y
- CPU
- Phenom X4 9850
- Memory
- 8 GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Some Radeon Cheapie with 512 MB Ram
- Monitor(s) Displays
- CRT
- Screen Resolution
- 1280x1024
- Hard Drives
- 750 GB SATA 3G
2 SIIG Superspeed docks w/WD Caviar Black Sata II or III
wifi's the easiest, it's just connect and go. The fastest is N at 105Mbps.
My Computer
System One
-
- CPU
- Dual L5639 // i7 950 @ 4.0Ghz
- Motherboard
- Evga SR-2 // Gigabyte x58a-ud3r
- Memory
- 12Gig Corsair XMS3 // 6Gig OCZ Gold
- Graphics Card(s)
- gtx 560 ti // gtx 260-216
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dual 22" // Headless
- Hard Drives
- OCZ aGILITY 3, 120Gig + Seagate 500Gig x 2
- PSU
- Silverstone da700 // Corsair 520hx
- Case
- Rosewill BlackHawk Ultra // Antec 900v1
- Cooling
- Twin CM Hyper 212+ // Noctua NH-u12
- Other Info
- Acer 8930 laptop with x9100...
Not quite - there's N+ at 300Mb/s
(edit - I just discovered that AC wireless is now available - at 1.3Gb/s!!)
(edit - I just discovered that AC wireless is now available - at 1.3Gb/s!!)
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Acer Aspire 8930G
Nice.. Since my up/dwn is on .512/23 even g is more than enough for me.
My Computer
System One
-
- CPU
- Dual L5639 // i7 950 @ 4.0Ghz
- Motherboard
- Evga SR-2 // Gigabyte x58a-ud3r
- Memory
- 12Gig Corsair XMS3 // 6Gig OCZ Gold
- Graphics Card(s)
- gtx 560 ti // gtx 260-216
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dual 22" // Headless
- Hard Drives
- OCZ aGILITY 3, 120Gig + Seagate 500Gig x 2
- PSU
- Silverstone da700 // Corsair 520hx
- Case
- Rosewill BlackHawk Ultra // Antec 900v1
- Cooling
- Twin CM Hyper 212+ // Noctua NH-u12
- Other Info
- Acer 8930 laptop with x9100...