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    2 switches vs 1 16 port switch

    2 8-port switch vs 1 16 port switch Hi Tim, Attached is a Network Diagram. Since I hadn't done this before I didn't realize how much stuff we have! Server Traffic isn't an issue as we no more than 5 users at any given time (4 individuals and 1 machine doing our local and remote backups) I...
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    2 switches vs 1 16 port switch

    2 switches vs 16 port switch Hi Tim, I don't know if it will slow the connections to the server down by moving it to a switch vs having it plugged in to the router directly. I guess my real question is: if a gigabit switch is plugged into a gigabit router, is it realistic that all ports...
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    2 switches vs 1 16 port switch

    Hello, We've run out of room to add devices on our gigabit router and 8 port switch. The router has 4 ports being used by a local switch, a switch about 120 feet away and two linkstation pros. The local switch connects our 2 voip units, 1 networked printer and four computers. The switch 120...
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