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Gigabit speed on GS305
I understand GS305 has to be plugged directly into a router in order to get gigabit speed. Does that mean with two GS305 connected to each other, there is no way to get gigabit (because only one GS30...
> I did get my facts straight before posting.
Please feel free to pass along any useful information. For example,
what's an "AC6700-AC"? Or:> Are there speed-indicating LEDs on any of these gizmos, or software
> which you can interrogate?> [...] after I swapped the switches, speed goes up to 30 MB/s.
Perhaps, but a bad device or cable could explain such problems, too.
> Do I have to connect the router only on port 5 of GS305? Port 5 was
> explicitly mentioned in guide for GS305P [...]If you have a GS305, then why look at the installation guide for a
GS305P"? If you're confused by this, then how confident should I be
in your "I did get my facts straight" claim?
Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your (actual) model number,
and look for Documentation. Get some (for your actual model). Read.
With a simple unmanaged switch (not one with PoE), the ports are all
equivalent.
> I understand GS305 has to be plugged directly into a router in order
> to get gigabit speed. [...]
I don't. How, exactly, did you reach this "understanding"?
> [...] Does that mean [...]
It might mean that, if it were true.
> I do not want [...]
Why do you care? Have you any actual evidence that anything bad
happens no matter how you shuffle this stuff around?
Are there speed-indicating LEDs on any of these gizmos, or software
which you can interrogate?
It's certainly true that passing a message through more boxes will
not improve its speed or latency, but I seriously doubt that one more
gigabit/s-capable switch will spoil your motion-picture viewing
experience.
I'd run the experiment, and, if some actual problem arises, then
return here with more facts and less speculation.
I did get my facts straight before posting.
When I connect my lan as AC6700-AC (with router turned on) to TopLink TK-1008G to GS305, with PC connected to TopLink and NAS(ix2) connected to GS305, I get only 11MB/s when copying a Windows Media Center recordedTV file (4GB) from PC to NAS; after I swapped the switches, speed goes up to 30 MB/s.
I don't want to put more load on AC6700-AC because it runs hot, even with WiFi turned off.
Do I have to connect the router only on port 5 of GS305? Port 5 was explicitly mentioned in guide for GS305P as the port to connect a router. This is just weird.
NETGEAR 5-Port PoE Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch GS305P Installation Guide
> I did get my facts straight before posting.
Please feel free to pass along any useful information. For example,
what's an "AC6700-AC"? Or:> Are there speed-indicating LEDs on any of these gizmos, or software
> which you can interrogate?> [...] after I swapped the switches, speed goes up to 30 MB/s.
Perhaps, but a bad device or cable could explain such problems, too.
> Do I have to connect the router only on port 5 of GS305? Port 5 was
> explicitly mentioned in guide for GS305P [...]If you have a GS305, then why look at the installation guide for a
GS305P"? If you're confused by this, then how confident should I be
in your "I did get my facts straight" claim?
Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your (actual) model number,
and look for Documentation. Get some (for your actual model). Read.
With a simple unmanaged switch (not one with PoE), the ports are all
equivalent.