The best way to hook up my network switch.

[chris7797]

I am very new to the networking. I have recently installed a 48 Port switch unmanaged ( Netgear GS348 ) I currently have about 22 ports connected to it. I have 400mbps internet service. I have my modem connected to my router then one port to my switch. connected to the switch is a few televisions, 5 PCs + a server a printer 2 playstations. It is possible to have 3 to 4 PCs and a tv all running at the same time along with the server running 24/7. My router also has a number of wireless smart devices connected about 30 to 40 which is the reason i wanted to put in the network to remove as much as possible from the wireless system.

Q1 - Is the max speed i will get 1000mbps because i only have one cable connected to the router?

Q2 - If i connect multiple ports to the network switch would that increase the speeds i would get? Ex - 2 cables from router to switch = 2000 MBPS?

Thanks all in advance for your help.

 

[punkncat]

Does your switch allow configuration with multiple 'inputs' like that?

If you have one cable to the switch then all the traffic on the switch is sharing that one connection/speed. In most cases it (sort of) doesn't matter because the switch and router are going to prioritize traffic, however, if you are doing data heavy work on multiple items on the switch you should feel a slowdown on all devices connected that way.

 

[gggplaya]

All devices connected to the switch should be able to do 1gbps simultaneously to each other, to some extent. The switch processor itself might run into speed limitations if all 48 ports were doing that, but for the few devices you have, you should be fine.

You wireless devices will be limited to a combined 1gbps for internet as well as communications to devices on the switch.

Link Aggregation of 2 gigabit connections is possible but has limitations. A single file transfer would be 1gbps, but a file transfer between 3 devices would be 2gbps in total.

A 2.5gbe switch are getting much cheaper these days. You might want to consider switching if you have high bandwidth limitations to the server.

 

[chris7797]

i can't find anyplace that says i can have multiple inputs but being an unmanaged switch i was unsure if it would just see that and operate that way or not.

I also don't know if 3 or 4 computers gaming and one tv being used would be an overload on the switch or not?

 

[USAFRet]

i can't find anyplace that says i can have multiple inputs but being an unmanaged switch i was unsure if it would just see that and operate that way or not.

I also don't know if 3 or 4 computers gaming and one tv being used would be an overload on the switch or not?

Your unmanaged switch won't do link aggregation. Leave it alone.

Your devices won't saturate the 1gb pipe up tot he router. It will be fine.
Gaming doesn't take that much bandwidth, nor does TV.

 

[gggplaya]

Unmanaged switches aren't capable of Link Aggregation.

Gaming uses almost no bandwidth <1mbps each. But a game update would saturate a 400mbps internet connection.

Are you asking these questions because you're having lag issues? I would look into a router that can do FQ_Codel or CAKE.

 

[ex_bubblehead]

As said above, unmanaged switches can't do Link Aggregation. And, aggregation does not increase speed, it merely adds more lanes to the freeway, all running at the same speed. Used on a server this allows multiple full speed lanes with little to no sharing, depending on load. Assuming that the storage can keep up with it.