Re: Wireless switch recommendations

From	eastender <email@domain.com>
Newsgroups	uk.comp.sys.mac
Message-ID	<2017042513401818970-email@domaincom> (permalink)
References	<2017042313322060319-email@domaincom> <1n502tu.1m426ng1c78yo1N@de-ster.xs4all.nl>
Subject	Re: Wireless switch recommendations
Organization	virginmedia.com
Date	2017-04-25 13:40 +0100

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On 2017-04-24 19:24:53 +0000, J. J. Lodder said:

> eastender <email@domain.com> wrote:
> 
>> Upstairs in my home office I have been happily using a Netgear wireless
>> router wired to the main router with DHCP disabled  as a secondary
>> wireless point for upstairs Wi-Fi and also two wireless printers. I
>> also have my main Mac plugged into it. But it's only a 10/100 router
>> and Virgin have just kindly upped our speed to the 150 mbit/s package.
>> I've just tested the Mac directly on the cat5e cable wired into my
>> office and instantly got 156 mbit/s instead of about 94 through the
>> Netgear.
>> 
>> So I need to replace it, but what with? I don't want to spend too much
>> on a fancy router used only as an access point (the Netgear cost me
>> £10).
> 
> Why the need, if you were happy?

The point is that if I plug my Mac into the Netgear it limits the speed 
to 100 mbits/s. I only have one cat5e port in the office.

E.

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        Re: Wireless switch recommendations eastender <email@domain.com> - 2017-04-23 18:12 +0100
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