Hello all,
Currently I’m running Netgear WNR2000 v2 on its own and as such it is not gigabit and it only has 4-ports.
I'm thinking the cheapest option to upgrade to gigabit is to just get a gigabit switch and run everything from the switch like:
Modem>router>switch (Everything connected to switch)
Would everything talk to each other at gigabit speed on the switch? Or would the router slow it all down to 300mbps?
Also since everything on the switch will be connected to the router via 1 cable, would it slow the internet speed at all? If all computers was on at the same time? Or would they all get 50mb just like being connected to a router via individual cables?
Also if I did the above, how would I go about setting up static ip's for certain computers and port forwarding for certain computers if they are all connected up to the switch. Under the router would it just show the switch and not the computers connected to the switch? And as such, I could only open a port for EVERYTHING on the switch and not just for a single computer?
These maybe stupid questions, But I’ve only ever used a router on its own
Also what decent gigabit switch should I get? Would like 8-port (Nothing too expensive!)
I've been looking at the TP-Link 8-port Gigabit Switch Desktop (TL-SG1008D) which is around £25.
Many thanks in advanced for your help!
Currently I’m running Netgear WNR2000 v2 on its own and as such it is not gigabit and it only has 4-ports.
I'm thinking the cheapest option to upgrade to gigabit is to just get a gigabit switch and run everything from the switch like:
Modem>router>switch (Everything connected to switch)
Would everything talk to each other at gigabit speed on the switch? Or would the router slow it all down to 300mbps?
Also since everything on the switch will be connected to the router via 1 cable, would it slow the internet speed at all? If all computers was on at the same time? Or would they all get 50mb just like being connected to a router via individual cables?
Also if I did the above, how would I go about setting up static ip's for certain computers and port forwarding for certain computers if they are all connected up to the switch. Under the router would it just show the switch and not the computers connected to the switch? And as such, I could only open a port for EVERYTHING on the switch and not just for a single computer?
These maybe stupid questions, But I’ve only ever used a router on its own

Also what decent gigabit switch should I get? Would like 8-port (Nothing too expensive!)
I've been looking at the TP-Link 8-port Gigabit Switch Desktop (TL-SG1008D) which is around £25.
Many thanks in advanced for your help!