Re: OT: Possibly dumb question but..

On Jul 4, 12:29 pm, FrozenNorth <frozennorth...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Sycho wrote:
What's the difference between a switch and a router?

I recently upgraded my CAT 5 to CAT 5e and I have three NICs on the
way that supports the 1000 Mbps throughput CAT 5e provides. However,
the LinkSys router I have (BEFSR41 version 2) will only support up to
100 Mbps.

I've searched Best Buy, Staples, Office Max, eBay, PriceWatch, NewEgg
and TigerDirect. I could find some routers which support 1000 Mbps but
they start at $100. Switches were less expensive (around $50.00 and up
on average).

I was under the impression that switches are basically used as an
extension to the network to allow more computers on your LAN. Am I
correct in that assumption? Or can I actually use it in place of my
router?

Unless you get 1G down (believe me you don't), there is no need to
upgrade your router.  If your current router has multiple lan ports, use
one cable from there to a 1G switch.  Plug all the computers into the
switch.  You will still never saturate the link between the router and
switch, but transferring files between computers will be *real* fast.

--
Froz...

Heh...guess I should have scrolled down a bit and read your post
before I posted redundant info ;)

MY BAD!!!

-M
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