Thanks for hijacking my post. LOL --- On Sun, 10/17/10, Leland Jackson <lela...@mail.smvfp.com> wrote:
> From: Leland Jackson <lela...@mail.smvfp.com> > Subject: Re: [NF] Router and switch question > To: "ProFox Email List" <profox@leafe.com> > Date: Sunday, October 17, 2010, 9:53 PM > I'm going to go ahead an pull > the trigger on the Netgear SRXN3205; > since, I need to get this done, so I can move on to other > things. LOL. > The Netgear SRXN3205 is kind of an updated version of my > old Netgear > FVG318, which worked so well for me all these many years, > God rest her soul. > > Below are links to the user manual and installer guide for > anyone > interested, which are made available on the Netgear > website. Also, I > provided a link to the newegg.com webpage where I purchased > the SRXN3205. > > http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/13259 > > http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2681 > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833122236&Tpk=SRXN3205 > > Regards, > > LelandJ > > > > > > > On 10/17/2010 11:43 AM, Leland Jackson wrote: > > I finally have my cup of coffee > going. I was up until 5:00 am last > > night, and 4:00 am night before last, looking over my > options and > > reading router reviews. I've connected my > TRENDnet Print Server to my > > old Linksys WRT54GS using wireless. This freed a > RJ45 fast Ethernet > > port on the WRT54GS router, which I promptly connected > to my > > web/mail/postgres server. > > > > I've decided to focus on wireless going forward. > The new wireless > > 802.11 N runs at up to 300Mbps over both the 2.4GHZ > and 5GHz radio > > frequencies, which is three times faster than 100Mbps > wired fast > > Ethernet. The older 802.11 G wi-fi only ran at > 54GHz. With the > > improvement in speed using 802.11n, I think it's > time to start thinking > > wireless. > > > > Below is a link on the importance between the 2.4GHz > and 5GHz radio > > frequencies, as it applies to the new wireless N > 802.11 Standard: > > > > http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reports/6581/1/ > > > > I narrowed my choices down to the routers listed > below: Any feedback, > > including personal preferences, are welcome. > > > > 1) Netgear WNR3500L > > > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833122334&Tpk=WNR3500L > > > > 2) Netgear WNDR3700 > > > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833122326&Tpk=WNDR3700 > > > > 3) SonicWALL TZ 100 N > > > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=SonicWALL+TZ+100&x=0&y=0 > > > > 4) FVS336G. I would up link my WRT54GS > into it for 802.11G 54Mbps > > 2.4GHz wireless connection. > > > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833122213&cm_re=FVS336G-_-33-122-213-_-Product > > > > Regards, > > > > LelandJ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 10/16/2010 05:49 PM, Michael Madigan wrote: > >> If I have a cable router with eight 10/100 megabit > ports and I take one port and I connect it to the uplink of > a Gigabit switch. > >> > >> Then off that gigabit switch I connect two > workstations which both have gigabit network cards. > >> > >> The two workstations on the gigabit switch will be > able to transfer data between each other at gigabit speeds > even though the router is 100 mbits and they won't be able > to transfer data to the rest of the network at gigabit > speeds. > >> > >> I[excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/327813.9413...@web31406.mail.mud.yahoo.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
