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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.
Yes. My 24 port with 12 being PoE Netgear gig switch was a few hundred dollars and my RAX200 was $500. A (minimum) 2 port multi-gig router is at least $600 and a multi-gig switch with just a few ports WITHOUT PoE is over $2k….ouch!
Very ouch. I snagged a cheap trendnet 2.5gig 8 port switch for around a $100 and use that for my multigig needs.
I don't have much poe but you could always go multigig switch tied into one that supports poe with just standard gigabit ports for those devices needing POE. Best of both worlds unless your POE devices needs multigig. Then you're back in the land of spending large amounts.
But for the most part, most devices can't fully use multigig speeds other than access points/routers/and hardwired computers. The wifi devices and even most sites that you browse on, aren't going to get close to those speeds. So do you truly NEED it? Not realy. Unless you're moving a massive amount of data. Even a lot of speedtest sites struggle to max out multigig connections.
My gig switch Netgear JGS524PE has PoE that I use for my Ring Elite doorbell and other security cameras and I only have 2 PoE ports left. My house is completely hardwired with Cat8a with Telegartner connectors and I only have 3 ports left since I also do video via wall keypads over IP. I don't rely on wifi as my primary internet. My house has chases that I can easily run more Cat8a.
My new Alienware computer is my only gig+ device but I'm trying to future proof my equipment with my next high port count multi-gig switch that will only be an addition to my system not a replacement.
Fun winter project coming up.....
I'd probably hold out before switching to the full 10g setup as prices will be coming down as more consumer gear adds the capability. I looked at going multigig a couple years ago and it was way out of range and just within the last year converted over to multigig for a fraction of the price. and I've only got 3x mutligig capable computers.
Plus I really didn't see a difference in performance as again, most devices aren't even saturating gigabit unless I'm speedtesting or moving massive files.