Good router/switch with jumbo frame support?

The only gigabit wireless N router that supports jumbo frames that I'm aware of is the D-Link DGL-4500 in my signature (as well as the DIR-855). The specs do not explicitly state the JF support, but according to an online review here: http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/content/view/30250/96/ (page 2) it states that it is. I can confirm it works on mine. I am very pleased with the performance and functionality of the DGL-4500.

Having said that, I also have a Netgear GS108T 8 port managed switch. If you were to purchase this in addition to the wireless router, you could isolate your gigE clients from your legacy 10/100 clients at the switch. Then, you could pick up any gigE/wireless N wifi router that suits your needs and then connect the GS108T to the router.

The GS108T is available for $80.00 & up in the US. Add a WNR854T from Walmart for $115.00 and you're around $200.00 (much less than the $250-300 for the DIR-855 and in the same range as the DGL-4500 ($150-200).

-Dave

you can also take a look at wnr3500 + GS108T

(No sure that WNR3500 supports jumbo)

hello,

apparently a SMC model supports too JF

http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/componen ... s/cid,739/

which is based on a D-link DIR-655...


For WNR3500, it wouldn't support JF (cf : http://forums.kustompcs.co.uk/showpost. ... ostcount=5) :(

Thanks for all the advice, I was defiantly aware of smallnetbuilder.com however their search must have some issues as when I did some searching for jumbo frames nothing really came up in the same reference as wireless router.

Some more info.
Currently connected with Sympatico which provides me with a modem/router to handle 10/100 and creates a wireless g network for me. That box takes care of 2 older laptops that only have g capabilities and currently my PS3 (too far to easily wire at this point), 2 iPhones and a PSP.

So without getting too many more device hence why I was looking for an all in one solution. Wireless n for macbook and future devices that will support it and a router with jumbo frames that will work for my desktop and the NV+.

The D-Link DGL-4500 looks like a great option, but from what I read from the reviews it can only really handle 4k with jumbo frames on. Now I'm not totally sure what the difference between 4k and 9k is other then I know how to count and can tell it's more then double. I'm guess performance wise I wouldn't be seeing double transfer speeds.

While looking up the expensive DIR-855 I stumbled across it's little brother DIR-655 which also seems to have gigE/ndraft/jumboframes for much less cost. Smallnetbuilder updated their review of it last year at this time to say that it supports up to 9k jumbo frames. The only downside of this piece of hardware is that it only runs on 2.4.ghz so possibly worried about interference with my current network but I'm sure that I can change the channels on one or the other to get past that.

Anyone have any experience with the DIR-655 that could give me some insight into how it's been working for you? While the price of 120 Canadian is a definite plus, I don't really penny pinch when it comes to these kinds of purchases if the features are there in a more expensive model.

You will see improvements on writing to the NAS with Jumbo Frames and perhaps a slight decrease in READ performance:

http://www.readynas.com/?cat=4#Performance

The difference between 4k and 9k would be minimal, but either has the potential to offer better performance than without JF.

My dad has a DIR-655, but no NAS yet (although he is soon to inherit my NV+). I can't give you any specifics on performance though, as he doesn't really have any hardware that's capable of gigE.

-Dave

dbott67 wrote:
The only gigabit wireless N router that supports jumbo frames that I'm aware of is the D-Link DGL-4500 in my signature (as well as the DIR-855)... -Dave

Strange
Jumbo frames in my Duo and get the half speed only. I have DIR 855 and CAT 6 cables (7+3 meters). Speed without jumbo frames 120 Mbit/s and with jumbo frames 54 Mbit/s with a single 7 GB file (both FTP and SMB).