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Markpilk
Nov 04, 2022Aspirant
jgs516 Unmanaged Switch on 5gb internet?
I’m running a jgs516 Unmanaged Switch on 1gb internet using cat6. I’m scheduled to increase our internet speeds to 2gb or maybe 5gb. ISP says cat6 will now handle up to 5gb speeds, but I’m not sure a...
schumaku
Nov 04, 2022Guru - Experienced User
Orbi is a little bit vague.
A Orbi Pro WiFi 6 SXR80 router does come with a 2.5 Gb Ethernet port each, e.g. for WAN combined with a pair of GbE ports which can be used to configure a LAG for the LAN connection.
This would translate to a switch supporting MultiGig with 2.5 Gb ports.
If you think about a leading edge Orbi 960 system, we face a WAN port supporting up to 10 GbE (connected direct from your ISP uplink), plus 2.5 GbE LAN ports. This would translate to a switch supporting MultiGig 2.5 Gb ports to have an ideal combination.
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