I did a quick look around and it seems kosher. I just ordered one through amazon. Free shipping and tax came up to 50 bucks.
Surprisingly it was cheaper than newegg. On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 11:13 PM, Naushad Zulfiqar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > James, you have a very similar setup to mine. > > I have a Linksys AM200 DSL modem > WRT54GL or WHRHPG54 Both Tomato or > WRT150N(with DDWRT) I swap around when I feel like to see what firmware is > the best > > Is this switch any good? > > > http://www.amazon.com/3Com-3CGSU05-US-Gigabit-Switch-5PORT/dp/B000I1ZA0G/ref=sr_1_45?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1222200178&sr=8-45 > > > On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 8:00 PM, James Boswell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> That method seems fine >> >> I have a similar setup going on here >> >> Netgear DM111P > wan port on a WRT54GS running tomato > port on the WRT >> hooked up to a port on a Buffalo 8 port gigabit switch >> >> occasionally I'll hang 100mbps devices off the WRT, that's more an issue >> of cable management than anything else. >> >> Traffic between local nodes will just bound around the gigabit switches >> ports and never get anywhere near the router, so it's as performant as it >> gets. >> >> >> On 23 Sep 2008, at 17:53, 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 >>> >> >> > > > -- > Best Regards, > > > Zulfiqar Naushad > -- Best Regards, Zulfiqar Naushad
