Sorry for the lame subject title, but.........
I have a WRT54GL linksys router connected to an ADSL modem. Right now all the 4 ports are occupied by various devices. The primary ones being my fileserver and my main machine. Since the switch on the WRT is 10/100 only, I've been feeling the pain when transferring large files. Both my fileserver and my main computer have Gbit NICS on them and I would like to take advantage of them. I've looked around (NEWEGG) and have seen that 4-5 port switches cost around the 50 dollar range. That's perfect and I can spare that kind of cash. That being said, what is the best way to "integrate" the switch into my current setup? Would it be: MODEM <------------> Router(Port1) <-------------> Gbit Switch <------------------> Devices? Would another "method" be more faster and/or elegant? I love my router and don't want to change it for a gigabit model, but if the collective says so, I will have to consider strongly. -- Best Regards, Zulfiqar Naushad
