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RAX200 2.5 Gig Port Setup
I now have 1.5 download and 1 gig upload speeds along with a new modem from my ISP. I have cabled my multi-gig port 5 input from my modem and set up the option in the GUI. Does the internet por...
No. The RAX500 only has the 1 multigig port. If you're using that for the input from the modem, your only option to get faster than 1 gig speeds is to use the lan port aggregation feature.
No. The RAX500 only has the 1 multigig port. If you're using that for the input from the modem, your only option to get faster than 1 gig speeds is to use the lan port aggregation feature.
Sorry, this faster than 1 gig is all new to me....
So,my modem hard cables to port 5 on my RAX200 (2.5 gig port - inputting my ISP 1.5 gig)....but other than aggregating 2 ports, there is no way to output higher than 1 gig? either from the internet port or ports 1-4 using a 1 cable solution?
There isn't.
But your wifi can hit faster than gig speeds with the RAX200.
(provided you're close to the router as speeds drop off quickly with 5ghz and your device is capable of those speeds)
That's the downfall of faster than gigabit speeds and the current state of routers. You really have to go flagship model like the RBKE960 to get more than 1 multigig port.
On the RAX200 on the 5GHz band, using a 2 stream 802.11ax WiFi adapter such at the Intel AX200 or AX210 (basic $17-$25 WiFi adapter), under good conditions (no radar event detected, and using 160MHz channel width), it will get roughly 1.8Gbps real world throughput with in the same room as the AP, and across a basic interior wall (wood and drywall), you can still often get around 1.3-1.5Gbps.
If your cable model offers 2 Ethernet ports for LACP, a worthwhile test to see if it fits your use cases, would be to aggregate 2 Ethernet ports for the modem, then for your main desktop PC, have it use the 2.5GbE port, and then have secondary systems use WiFi or gigabit Ethernet, or a mixture of both.
For example, many download clients will allow you to bind to a specific interface, thus you can do things like have them use WiFi while all other traffic uses the Ethernet port.
Beyond that, there is a sadly a major lack of having enough 2.5GbE ports on consumer routers.Often if you have multiple desktop PCs, where you want each to have 2.5GbE, then usually the most cost effective solution, is to get a 5+ port 2.5GbE switch (sadly those are in the $80-$100 range, though there are occasional sales), and then have your NAS and desktop PCs connected to the unmanaged switch, then have that switch connect to the 2.5GbE port of the router, while using LACP for the other Ethernet ports to the modem.- Thanks for everyone’s input. As of Nov 1st, I’ll actually now have 2 gig down / 1 up and over time that speed will inevitably continue to increase. This presents an opportunity (or necessity) for an upgrade of my rack mounted equipment from top to bottom. My ISP provided cable modem is a single cable output. So, I’ll be looking for a new router with ability to accept multi-gig and output at least 1 multi-gig to connect to my new multi-gig switch and another 1 gig port for my existing 24 port PoE switch. Thousands of dollars to satisfy my need for speed….
