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Smackre · 09-07-2003, 05:50 PM

i have a cable modem and i used a motorola router which connects 2 both comps via ethernet.....it and great slows down my internet....i mean like 5 times slower and we only have 2 comps on it....any suggestions on stuff 2 check out?

i8one2 · 09-07-2003, 07:37 PM

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slant eyes · 09-07-2003, 10:42 PM

switch or hub? by this i mean does the router come with a built in switch or hub. hubs are supposed to share the bandwidth while switches have independent bandwidth.

meaning:

hub: 768 kbps download; 2 comps --> 768/2 = ~334 kbps per comp

while a switch would have ~768 per comp

09-07-2003, 05:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
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09-07-2003, 10:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
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