I have Hughesnet (satellite) broadband and so use their modem/router.
I also have a Linksys WRT54G connected as an AP to give me wireless
access for a laptop, but have 3 desktops hard wired. I originally had
them connected to the wired ports of the WRT54G, but have since got a
1 Gb switch, and so have them connected to that and the WRT54G also
connected to the switch, and then the switch to the modem/router.

Is my local speed (wired desktop-to wired desktop) limited to the
speed of the modem/router, or can I hope to get 1 Gb speed going
computer -to-computer? ie, should I keep the wired computers on the
switch, or is performance as good by just connecting them to the
WRT54G?

Hi
Network traffic would run at Giga "speed" between computers that have Giga
Network cards and are plugged to a Giga capable switch.
The switch should be plugged into the Router. The Internet would work at its
regular Speed and the two level of Speed would not effect one the other.
Please notice that Giga speed is not x10 times faster, as the name implies,
than regular 100Mb/sec. Network.
In average it would run x3 times faster, with a max of x5 times if the
Network parameters are optimized.
Home Giga Network: http://www.ezlan.net/giga.html
Giga networking - http://www.ezlan.net/giga_net.html
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)

"Charlie Hoffpauir" wrote in message
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I have Hughesnet (satellite) broadband and so use their modem/router.
I also have a Linksys WRT54G connected as an AP to give me wireless
access for a laptop, but have 3 desktops hard wired. I originally had
them connected to the wired ports of the WRT54G, but have since got a
1 Gb switch, and so have them connected to that and the WRT54G also
connected to the switch, and then the switch to the modem/router.

Is my local speed (wired desktop-to wired desktop) limited to the
speed of the modem/router, or can I hope to get 1 Gb speed going
computer -to-computer? ie, should I keep the wired computers on the
switch, or is performance as good by just connecting them to the
WRT54G?

On Wed, 4 Mar 2009 22:14:47 -0500, "Jack"
wrote:

Hi
Network traffic would run at Giga "speed" between computers that have Giga
Network cards and are plugged to a Giga capable switch.
The switch should be plugged into the Router. The Internet would work at its
regular Speed and the two level of Speed would not effect one the other.
Please notice that Giga speed is not x10 times faster, as the name implies,
than regular 100Mb/sec. Network.
In average it would run x3 times faster, with a max of x5 times if the
Network parameters are optimized.
Home Giga Network: http://www.ezlan.net/giga.html
Giga networking - http://www.ezlan.net/giga_net.html
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)

Jack,

Thanks for the information and the links...