200 mbs internet bottleneck on 10/100 switch

[eclano]

Hi,

I get around 200 mbps download and 15 mbps upload speed.
Here are about 10 devices connected to the modem and a gigabit switch of 5 ports.
I have to connect more devices so i'm about to buy a 16 port switch. Should I go for a 10/100 or a gigabit switch? Will it bottleneck my internet speeds if I'd go for a 10/100 switch?

Thanks!

 

[Barty1884]

A gigabit switch is your only option.

If you go for a "fast ethernet" (100Mbps) it will be your bottleneck. No device connected to the switch will be able to exceed the maximum, regardless of what your router is passing to the switch.

 

[photonboy]

Gigabit. Agreed.

10/100 limits is about 11MB/second (about 90Mbps)

Gigabit is about 110MB/second

The SWITCH is only to connect local devices. It works fine for example in the same room, then run the other cable down to the ROUTER.

 

[USAFRet]

Gigabit, no question.
Anything connected to a 10/100 will see 1/2 the speed you are paying for, at best.

 

[photonboy]

Update:
Just FYI, but not all devices may be Gigabit capable. However, even if a computer has a 10/100 network connection (ethernet) it just means it is limited to about 11MB/second.

You mainly need to ensure that you have Gigabit in the full path for anything you want full speed. Such as:

1) PC
2) Switch
3) Router
4) MODEM (probably part of the "router" device, but you are limited by the ISP bandwidth contract not the device)

If two PC's are attached to the same SWITCH you can transfer between them up to about 110MB/second (or limited by drive speed).

If you want to talk to an INTERNET device then you are limited by your ISP bandwidth (200Mbps download) or more likely the web sites speed which is probably slower, though Steam and other downloads may hit near max.

WI-FI connections are usually more than adequate for HD video streaming. I can stream BLURAY (uncompressed) using a cheap wi-fi adapter between three floors. I got about 7MBps (56Mbps). The path for that is, for example
a) Device 1, to
b) Wi-fi router, to
c) Device 2

NETFLIX is under 1MBps for most shows (8Mbps).

Having MULTIPLE devices will split your available bandwidth though you have plenty so watching Netflix on two devices plus other stuff likely is not an issue.

 

[Kewlx25]

I tried to find 100Mb switches, but they're more expensive than gigabit.

 

[photonboy]

I tried to find 100Mb switches, but they're more expensive than gigabit.

Yeah, that's "10/100" which is slower than Gigabit.

If they are more expensive to boot then that's even more of a no-brainer to get Gigabit.

Remember the SWITCH is only about connecting local devices together for direct transfer or to share the ROUTER connection via the same Ethernet cable. For example, I have a PC, WDMY CLOUD, and Samsung BluRay player attached to a Gigabit switch. One ethernet cable is in the wall down to the basement and into the ROUTER.

Those things on the Switch can talk directly. If I copy a movie from my PC to the WDMYCLOUD it goes from PC, into Switch, then into the WDMYCLOUD. Router is not involved.

Don't overthink this. Get a Gigabit Switch and CAT5e.

(CAT6 cables aren't needed unless you want transfers in excess of about 110MBps (i.e. between computers with high-speed HDD, or SSD).

For CAT6 you're looking at CAT6 cable and 10Gbps for network card, switch, and SSD... most HDD's can only benefit a little or not at all. Every device has to be fast or you're with the weakest link. It's not worth investigating for most people and has nothing to do with your INTERNET speed using the MODEM)

For Gigabit,

Make sure:
a) enough connections
b) Gigabit
c) QUALITY appears good

EXAMPLE:
https://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-16-Port-Ethernet-Desktop-TL-SF1016D/dp/B003CFATTM/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1473917499&sr=1-1&keywords=gigabit+switch&refinements=p_n_feature_keywords_two_browse-bin%3A7306163011%2Cp_36%3A1253504011

Other:
In case you are confused, most of this is fully compatible. You can mix fast ethernet cables with slow routers, fast switches, super-slow network cards. Whatever. The PERFORMANCE is determined by what is the weakest link. (even with SLOW cable in between FAST network cards I believe its supposed to DETECT this and send packets at the proper speed to limit packet errors.