[SOLVED] Can i use a switch instead of a router?

[guayabo]

So i just got a 300MB connection from my ISP, and realised that my TL-WR740N only has 100MB ports, so its obviously a bottleneck situation.
I was looking to buy the Tp-Link TL-SG108 switch, which has gigabit ports, however from the videos that i saw people usually use this kind of device to transfer data between machines and such, but i just want better internet. Can i connect my modem to the switch and then to my computers and trust it'll do the same job as a router does? (i've seen in the following graphic on the products box http://prntscr.com/vese78 that the connection goes modem>router>switch>pc's and that wouldnt make sense for me obviously, because the bottleneck is still there and i want to rule the router out of the equation, hence the question)
Thanks in advance!

 

[siaan312]

So i just got a 300MB connection from my ISP, and realised that my TL-WR740N only has 100MB ports, so its obviously a bottleneck situation.
I was looking to buy the Tp-Link TL-SG108 switch, which has gigabit ports, however from the videos that i saw people usually use this kind of device to transfer data between machines and such, but i just want better internet. Can i connect my modem to the switch and then to my computers and trust it'll do the same job as a router does? (i've seen in the following graphic on the products box http://prntscr.com/vese78 that the connection goes modem>router>switch>pc's and that wouldnt make sense for me obviously, because the bottleneck is still there and i want to rule the router out of the equation, hence the question)
Thanks in advance!

Nope.
You can just replace the router and/or modem.

 

[guayabo]

Nope.
You can just replace the router and/or modem.

Yeah but a router that has gigabit ports is way more expensive, isn't there a cheaper alternative?

 

[kanewolf]

Yeah but a router that has gigabit ports is way more expensive, isn't there a cheaper alternative?

Buy a used gigabit router. Asus N56U routers on E-Bay are $20.

 

[siaan312]

Yeah but a router that has gigabit ports is way more expensive, isn't there a cheaper alternative?

They're not that expensive.
They're obviously more expensive than switches, but that's because they're a switch, an access point, a router and a modem.

 

[kanewolf]

They're not that expensive.
They're obviously more expensive than switches, but that's because they're a switch, an access point, a router and a modem.

Not usually a modem. A router is more often a device that expects ethernet as the input. A combo device would have coax, DSL or fiber as input and have the modem built-in. It sounds like the OP has ethernet as input, so a plain router is appropriate.

 

[siaan312]

Not usually a modem. A router is more often a device that expects ethernet as the input. A combo device would have coax, DSL or fiber as input and have the modem built-in. It sounds like the OP has ethernet as input, so a plain router is appropriate.

right.
wait, but didn't OP say him provided modem/router combo don't have gigabit functionality, so he can't get the full speed he pays for?
If that is the case, he needs to either buy a modem, or ask the ISP for a new one right?

 

[kanewolf]

right.
wait, but didn't OP say him provided modem/router combo don't have gigabit functionality, so he can't get the full speed he pays for?
If that is the case, he needs to either buy a modem, or ask the ISP for a new one right?

The part number the OP listed is a plain router. He said he upgraded his ISP service to 300Mb. No mention of any other hardware.

 

[siaan312]

The part number the OP listed is a plain router. He said he upgraded his ISP service to 300Mb. No mention of any other hardware.

Okay, just saw it actually.
then yes he needs to replace that for a new router.