That's pretty much how I have it working on my end. works fine and cost-effective.
gigabit switch holds all gigabit enabled devices, the router has both printers. On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:53:18 +0300, Naushad Zulfiqar wrote > 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
