normal router connecting to gigabit switch

[gambitMH]

ok i need some serious help here heres my set up:

internet modem bridged --------> router ---------> gigabit switch -----------> 16 pc clients .

is it ok to use a normal router or do i really need a gigabit router? the internet provider modem also not gigabit its a normal modem i just make it bridged.

 

[bill001g]

The short answer is it is fine.

If you consider traffic going to the internet you will always be limited to the speed of the internet. So you could hook a 10g switch to a dsl router that has 1.5m of speed and you will only get 1.5m.

The advantage to having the gig switch is for traffic not going to the internet. If for example you had a NAS that has a gig port hooked to your switch. The traffic between the NAS and the PC would go directly between the ports of the switch at gig speed. Since they are not using the internet it does not matter what the port speed is of the router. You could turn the router off for a while and the traffic would still flow between the end devices.

 

[jsmithepa]

So you have a bottleneck to the Internet, but unless your ISP is sending you at gigabit speed, "widening" the bottleneck won't do anything, and when your LAN devices talk to each other, they all go through the switch and only to the switch so they don't care either.

When you buy the gigabit ISP service, then you will need better equipment, until then, you are good as is.

 

[AgPaul]

in the industry its commonly said to clients that as soon as put one key device one the network that is 10/100 .. the whole network is 10/100

as soon traffic from the switch leaves the switch heads to the modem, its going to come to a screeching halt (which isn't too big of a problem for your situation).


traffic that stays on the switch will remain at gig speeds