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Gigabit routers and internets
jwalk
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So if I buy a 4-port 10/100/1000 router like this one (newegg)
DLink DGL-4100:
is it going to work with my cable modem which is only 100 megabits?
Meaning, I have 2 computers and a PS3 (all gigabit capable) on my massive LAN (and a cable modem), the connection between the router and cable modem will only be 100bit but if say I'm copying files between the PCs and/or PS3 will it be able to automatically switch to gigabit speeds for the transfers?
Anyone using that DLink router? It's the only one on Newegg that gets decent reviews.. the Linksys one gets shit reviews... How is it for port-forwarding and firewalling and thangs?
(I'm currently using a Linksys BEFSR41 - 4-port 10/100 router, works perfectly but is only 100bit).
DLink DGL-4100:
is it going to work with my cable modem which is only 100 megabits?
Meaning, I have 2 computers and a PS3 (all gigabit capable) on my massive LAN (and a cable modem), the connection between the router and cable modem will only be 100bit but if say I'm copying files between the PCs and/or PS3 will it be able to automatically switch to gigabit speeds for the transfers?
Anyone using that DLink router? It's the only one on Newegg that gets decent reviews.. the Linksys one gets shit reviews... How is it for port-forwarding and firewalling and thangs?
(I'm currently using a Linksys BEFSR41 - 4-port 10/100 router, works perfectly but is only 100bit).
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If anyone can give their 2 cents as to why this router is only $100 I would be interested. Gigabit switches hardly get this cheap let alone routers.
To answer your first question, file transfers on your local intranet will be able to use the maximum bandwidth allowed by your computer's I/O, cabling, and router. So that means you could theoretically get up to gigabit speeds, but will be realistically constrained by things like your harddisk and chipset.
Over the larger internet, you should get 10/100 speeds no problem.
Most of your average desktop drives top out around 70-80MB/s. Not many can hit 120+ ... burst from the cache maybe but not for long periods.
Never had ANY ping issues in games, and this is with 3 other people torrenting all at once. Game Lounge software is AWESOME
And to Krikee, This for $100 is not surprising. I bought a similar version of this with wireless about ten months ago for $180, and they've only been getting cheaper.
Yea the WAN port is 100Mb, but the cable modem is only 100 anyway, and the service is 6mb with burst to 30. I might upgrade to their 16mbit service (only about $5/mo more) but still... Maybe in a few years we'll have DOCSIS 3.0 but even that won't max out 100bit I don't think (appears early test markets have 50/5).
A small note: 100MB auto negotiation is different than 1000MB auto negotiation. Best practice is that speed and duplex on any device that doesn't run at 1GB should be configured manually to prevent duplex mismatches.
At least I got the main PC setup and Bittorrent ports forwarding, so... :^: Now for the other PC and the PS3...
Oh, one thing.. DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY INTO THE LEDS! No shit, they are bright as hell.. wtf...
Ok update... got everything hooked up, definitely getting gigabit speeds between the 2 PCs (45-50MB/s) but only about 9-10MB/sec to the PS3. That's when copying a video file with Windows Media server (the only way to copy files over the network to the PS3) so I don't know if it's not negotiating gigabit speeds, or if it's a limitation of the PS3 hardware, or the media server software.. Internet speeds are about the same of course.