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A few months ago i built my two sons basic gaming pcs from new parts. Identical machines, ordered two of everything and setup in exactly the same way.
They share a bedroom and sit next to each other. Rather than buy wifi adapters for the two pcs i bought a Netgear GS105ev2 switch, have the two pcs connected to the switch and the switch connected to a powerline adapter.
The second adapter is obviously downstairs and plugged into the router.
The switch is setup as factory setup out of the box.
When the pcs are on if i do a speed test this happens;
pc1 it'll hit 70Mbps DL and 16Mbps UL. pc2 not running test.
pc2 it'll hit 70Mbps DL and 16Mbps UL. pc1 not running test.
Both pcs show the same IP during the test, i assume due to the switch.
If i run a test at the same time, one hogs the bandwidth, say 65Mbps and the other 5Mbps DL and 15Mbps and 1Mbps UL.
It seems which ever actually starts the test first, gets the band width.
Is this normal?
And is there a better way to set them up. I can't plug them in directly into the router but would it be better to have two powerline adapters or is the switch more efficient?
OR, is a decent wifi adapter just as good? (PCI-E type, not usb).
Much appreciate any comments.
A few months ago i built my two sons basic gaming pcs from new parts. Identical machines, ordered two of everything and setup in exactly the same way.
They share a bedroom and sit next to each other. Rather than buy wifi adapters for the two pcs i bought a Netgear GS105ev2 switch, have the two pcs connected to the switch and the switch connected to a powerline adapter.
The second adapter is obviously downstairs and plugged into the router.
The switch is setup as factory setup out of the box.
When the pcs are on if i do a speed test this happens;
pc1 it'll hit 70Mbps DL and 16Mbps UL. pc2 not running test.
pc2 it'll hit 70Mbps DL and 16Mbps UL. pc1 not running test.
Both pcs show the same IP during the test, i assume due to the switch.
If i run a test at the same time, one hogs the bandwidth, say 65Mbps and the other 5Mbps DL and 15Mbps and 1Mbps UL.
It seems which ever actually starts the test first, gets the band width.
Is this normal?
And is there a better way to set them up. I can't plug them in directly into the router but would it be better to have two powerline adapters or is the switch more efficient?
OR, is a decent wifi adapter just as good? (PCI-E type, not usb).
Much appreciate any comments.