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Problem with Ethernet Hub speed
Hello everyone,
First off I'm not sure which sub-forum this post belongs in, secondly the model number isn't available in the drop down box, so I have left it blank. Apologies for that. Anyway, to get down to it, I am completely clueless when it comes to hubs/routers etc. on my PC so please go easy on me, I will attempt to describe my problem as best I can.
I have a PC and a PS4. My PC is connected to the internet via Ethernet but my PS4 isn't and I want to be able to connect my PS4 via Ethernet. We have two computers but my computer is in a separate room from the main BT Hub and I only have one connection, so I have to unplug the cable and put it into the PS4 to connect the console to the internet, and obviously this can be a bit of a pain, so I wanted my PC and PS4 both connected simultaneously. Because I don't know about these things, someone I know put in a Netgear Ethernet Hub EN104tp for me and it worked, my PC and my PS4 are simultaneously connected to the internet. However, when I later went to download something on my PC it seemed much slower, so I checked my download speed and it had dropped from 74.55 mbps to 9.35 mbps. I disconnected from the hub and plugged the Ethernet cable back into my PC and it went back up again. When I performed some research on this particular hub it seems to be an old model and it mentioned 10 mbps.
Is this Hub obsolete in terms of managing higher speeds? I've just been reading some articles and they've been recommending switches over hubs when it comes to what I am trying to achieve. I was checking out the Netgear GS105 and am wondering whether this would be a more worthwhile purchase. It's not that the Netgear isn't doing what I wanted, it's great that I can now use my PC and PS4 without buggering about crawling under my desk, but the speed loss on my PC is a bit much for me to feel comfortable with. Any suggestions for a newbie would be appreciated.
Thankyou.
> [...] the main BT Hub [...]
Not a very detailed description of anything. I'll assume that it
includes some kind of IP router. (Without that, to expand your set of
wired-connection ports, you'd need to add a router, not a simple hub or
switch.)
> [...] someone I know put in a Netgear Ethernet Hub EN104tp [...]
Yow. Seek an acquaintance with newer old junk.
> Is this Hub obsolete in terms of managing higher speeds?
Yes (but only by a factor of 100).
> [...] recommending switches over hubs [...]
Yes.
> I was checking out the Netgear GS105 [...]
Ok. I'd look for the cheapest piece of Chinese junk I could findwhich said "gigabit" and "switch" on it somewhere.
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> [...] the main BT Hub [...]
Not a very detailed description of anything. I'll assume that it
includes some kind of IP router. (Without that, to expand your set of
wired-connection ports, you'd need to add a router, not a simple hub or
switch.)
> [...] someone I know put in a Netgear Ethernet Hub EN104tp [...]
Yow. Seek an acquaintance with newer old junk.
> Is this Hub obsolete in terms of managing higher speeds?
Yes (but only by a factor of 100).
> [...] recommending switches over hubs [...]
Yes.
> I was checking out the Netgear GS105 [...]
Ok. I'd look for the cheapest piece of Chinese junk I could findwhich said "gigabit" and "switch" on it somewhere.
Yes, I should have elaborated: BT Smart Hub 6. Thanks for your suggestions.