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Network Switch FS116 or GS316
I have a fs116 network switch and cat 5 cable. If I am now using cat 7 cable. Do I need to use the gs316 network switch with gigabyte. I have netgear router. Will the gs316 help me with faster transfer or connections?
CAT5 cabling - permitting it's all made of eight strands (four pairs) - is perfectly sufficient to run Gigabit Ethernet. Should there be only four strands (two pairs) in the line - at least these sections require replacement if you consider using Gigabit Ethernet.
As long as the devices connected to the Fast Ethernet switch are not bandwidth hogs requiring more than 100 Mbit/s on the LAN or to the Internet, things might be fine. If you expect more, the switch can be changed towards a Gigabit Ethernet unit.
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> I have a fs116 network switch and cat 5 cable. [...]
Connecting what with what?
> [...] I have netgear router. [...]
Netgear makes more than one model of router.
> Will the gs316 help me with faster transfer or connections?
"transfer or connections" between what and what?
It depends. If you have devices with gigabit-capable Ethernet
interfaces, then connecting them to a gigabit-capable network switch
should give you faster data transfers BETWEEN THOSE DEVICES than you'd
get by connecting them with a 100MHz ("Fast Ethernet") switch.On the other hand, if you're asking about Internet access, and if
your (unspecified) "netgear router" has sub-gigabit interfaces, or if
your ISP service is slower than 100Mb/s, then a faster network switch
might make little or no difference.I have netgear nighthawk 1750 and comcast speed is about 240 mbps.
Connecting to camera devises and hubs such as arlo and smartthings.
CAT5 cabling - permitting it's all made of eight strands (four pairs) - is perfectly sufficient to run Gigabit Ethernet. Should there be only four strands (two pairs) in the line - at least these sections require replacement if you consider using Gigabit Ethernet.
As long as the devices connected to the Fast Ethernet switch are not bandwidth hogs requiring more than 100 Mbit/s on the LAN or to the Internet, things might be fine. If you expect more, the switch can be changed towards a Gigabit Ethernet unit.
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