Network question

[stevenc152]

Hello All,

Been ages since ive worked hands on with hardware,

I have a high traffic home network

5 pcs , few consoles, laptops, tvs with network streaming, wireless devices for streaming and a few odds and ends that use the internet.

Most coming from gaming so low pick and high network traffic routing is what i want.

I bought a high end router, Have a few 4 port switches, nothing fantastic.

I was contemplating buying a cisco switch and routing everything from that out, I can setup cables fine thats not a problem.

Any recomendations or advise on this (I hate programing switches, avoid if i can, happy go to other companies if its a big port switch.

 

[thiggins]

Sorry, but I don't understand your "routing" needs. What is wrong with your current setup?

 

[stevech]

Hello All,

Been ages since ive worked hands on with hardware,

I have a high traffic home network

5 pcs , few consoles, laptops, tvs with network streaming, wireless devices for streaming and a few odds and ends that use the internet.

Most coming from gaming so low pick and high network traffic routing is what i want.

I bought a high end router, Have a few 4 port switches, nothing fantastic.

I was contemplating buying a cisco switch and routing everything from that out, I can setup cables fine thats not a problem.

Any recomendations or advise on this (I hate programing switches, avoid if i can, happy go to other companies if its a big port switch.

They first order question you have is what speed your ISP actually provides in the busy hour, and what delay/latency your Internet-based gaming servers have.

Fiddling with layer 2 switches is # 99 on the issue list.

 

[sm00thpapa]

I have a RT-N66U with 23 devices attached to it and it does the job just fine.

 

[stevech]

I have a RT-N66U with 23 devices attached to it and it does the job just fine.

Good! But that doesn't address the question: Does the OP have good high speed service from the ISP?

 

[sm00thpapa]

Just addressing that he doesn't need all the things he has mentioned. An RT-N66U should handle everything he has. Plus be cheaper then buying a few switches. I'm with Tim he hasn't addressed his needs in full.