Gigabit switch+mbl

WD Legacy Products My Book Live
1

hi i have 3tb mbl and a 100mbps router and transfer speed over ethernet is 10-12mb/s.

if i buy a gigabit switch i will increase the speeed or it will be the same???

and second if i will buy a router with gigabit ethernet ports i will get speed like directly connection of mbl in pc with gigabit lan such 30mb/s??

thnx

2

1: Only if all devices are 1gig as well, in a few words, MBL, Switch and laptop nic need to be all 1gig.

2: Yes, same as above. However, sometimes if you have other systems connected to the same switch, and all are sending lots of traffic, depending on switch, you mght see it slow down a bit.

Some more reading for your pleasure.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gigabit-ethernet-bandwidth,2321-3.html

3

look i had bought this gigabit switch but the speed was the same so i return it back

TP-LINK TL-SG1005D 5-PORT UNMANAGED GIGABIT DESKTOP SWITCH

4

Like Shabuboy says, you only get true gigabit speeds IF (and only IF) ALL of the links in the chain are a gigabit aswell. 

If your laptop/desktop is only running 100, then it will slow down to the speeds you are seeing. If you are unsure if your laptop is gigabit, then post the model no here, and ill have a look.

Thanks

5

hi

whats the maximum speed attainable if i use a gibabit switch (all device in chain gigabit enabled)?

i am currently seeing about 25MB/s, jumbo frame is disabled…anything else i can do to boost this speed?

cheers

6

Lightingman2003 wrote:

Like Shabuboy says, you only get true gigabit speeds IF (and only IF) ALL of the links in the chain are a gigabit aswell. 

 

If your laptop/desktop is only running 100, then it will slow down to the speeds you are seeing. If you are unsure if your laptop is gigabit, then post the model no here, and ill have a look.

 

Thanks

Your statement is somewhat true. If any device non-GB is plugged into the switch it will not affect the other ports. For example: all links on my LAN are GB, except for a powerlink ethernet adapter connect to the same switch. The only traffic on that link is for surveillence dvr connection. All other LAN traffic destined between my MBL and PC or wireless router is at GB speeds. Just wanted to clarify the statement.

7

i have all gigabit exept my router

my speed will increase if i buy i switch or it is better to buy i gigabit router??

8

Hard to asnwer, since all networks are different, it all depends whether you want 2 vs 1 device.

And for Sunky, did you read the link provided earlier?