Bottleneck at switch?

[Nathan L]

I think my problem is my network switch but just wanted a second opinion before I recommend to purchase another. Getting 75mbps from the modem , 30 from the router (wired and wireless) and 30 from the cable before it enters the old netgear en308 switch. Everything out of the switch is about 5mbps. What's the problem you think? Thanks..

 

[Someone Somewhere]

That's not even a switch. That's a HUB! Replace ASAP.

Strange that you get less through the router, though.

 

[Nathan L]

Wow I didn't even think that it may be a hub. The router is a Linksys WRT54G. Perhaps upgrading it would get a better throughput.?

 

[Someone Somewhere]

It's likely you would.

 

[Nathan L]

Not sure it would affect it, but would the fact that I have a 8 port hub attached on the other end of the router affect the router's Ethernet and wireless throughput giving me only 30 of the 75 that's being fed to it?

 

[Nathan L]

Linksys support just answered my question: "the Linksys WRT54G was not designed for speeds more than 30Mbps. Thus you're getting the max speeds on the router which would be 30Mbps."

 

[Kewlx25]

WTF? an 8 port 10Mb hub?! The maximum full speed of that device is 10Mb TOTAL. And that's if only one device is transmitting. If you have more than one device communicating, which happens all the time, the max speed is going to drop.

A $30 8 port switch is literally 1,600x faster!

 

[Nathan L]

WTF? an 8 port 10Mb hub?! The maximum full speed of that device is 10Mb TOTAL. And that's if only one device is transmitting. If you have more than one device communicating, which happens all the time, the max speed is going to drop.

A $30 8 port switch is literally 1,600x faster!

Are all modern switches about the same in quality and function? I've never bought a switch before (obviously). Is there anything in particular I need to look for to carry the 75Mbps data rate i'm getting through the modem? Would i need a gigabit router to carry the data as well?

 

[Someone Somewhere]

All unmanaged switches of a given speed and number of ports are about the same.

Getting a gigabit router and switch won't make a difference now, but if you start doing internal file transfers or get a faster internet connection it's a good idea.