How does a network connection run?

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  1. Posts : 59
    Windows 7 Ultimate Edition (64-bit) Service Pack 1
       #1

    How does a network connection run?


    Hello,

    I have a question about the way a network connection runs in the matters of speed.
    For example:
    My computer is connected to a hub (100mb) on the same hub I have my NAS.
    The hub goes to my router that hands out the DHCP adres for my computer.

    The router is also 100mb connection.

    Now if I change my hub to a 1gb switch, will this make the connection between my pc and the NAS faster?
    Or does the connection always run trough the router and thus the connection will stay 100mb?

    I think it`s the last but looking for confirmation as it does hand out the DHCP adres.
    And does it make any difference when putting everything on static instead of DHCP?
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  2. Posts : 5,092
    Windows 7 32 bit
       #2

    Assuming you have a gigabit network card/interface, and the NAS can handler more than 100Gb/s speed, then it should run faster. All your machines should plug into the switch(assuming they have gigabit network capability) and just plug the router into the swtich. The only thing that should be held down to the router speed is internet.

    edit: the above assumes your basic wired networking. WiFi stuff I haven't messed with yet. I know... weird.. but I haven't ownload a laptop as yet. :)
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  3. Posts : 8,870
    Windows 7 Ult, Windows 8.1 Pro,
       #3

    Sygron said:
    Hello,

    I have a question about the way a network connection runs in the matters of speed.
    For example:
    My computer is connected to a hub (100mb) on the same hub I have my NAS.
    The hub goes to my router that hands out the DHCP adres for my computer.

    The router is also 100mb connection.

    Now if I change my hub to a 1gb switch, will this make the connection between my pc and the NAS faster?
    Or does the connection always run trough the router and thus the connection will stay 100mb?

    I think it`s the last but looking for confirmation as it does hand out the DHCP adres.
    And does it make any difference when putting everything on static instead of DHCP?
    If the router can't handle Gb connections then all bets are off, it won't work. Everything needs to be Gb, the router, the switch, the NICs on all machines.

    With the router at 100Mb all traffic going through the switch and hence the router will be limited to what the router can do. Static and DHCP same speed.
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  4. Posts : 58
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 Dual Boot with Windows Serve 2012 R2
       #4

    If your NIC is capable of 1gbits/s and the NAS is also capable of speeds above 100mb/s. Then just adding gigabit switch will improve the performance. Provided that the pc and the NAS are connected to the same switch that is they share same ip class.

    The speed between the switch and the NAS will be at 1gbits/s and the router is there to take you to other networks that is which have different subnet.

    So by adding a gigabit switch all the pcs on the same subnet as the NAS will benefit speed gains. But pcs sitting outside your subnet which will have to travel through the router won't see the speed increase as the router is still a bottleneck for them.

    You can draw a small diagram with hand and snap it's picture and post here for further clarification.



    You said you are using hub. Are you sure it's a hub or switch.
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  5. Posts : 2,298
    Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1 ; Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard
       #5

    Just thought to add that hubs are maxed out at 100Mbps so if you do have a hub (highly unlikely, they died out years ago) then you will have to change to at least a layer 2 switch

    Josh
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  6. Posts : 5,092
    Windows 7 32 bit
       #6





    With the router at 100Mb all traffic going through the switch and hence the
    router will be limited to what the router can do. Static and DHCP same
    speed.
    My setup was 2 destop PCs and router connected to the Gb switch. The only thing directly connected to the Modem was the router. Router was 100 Mb/s while both desktops and the switch were 1000 Mb/s. I copied files between the machines at 1000 Mb/s (more or less, anywhere from 50 to 90+ MB/s for large singe file transfer) and shared internet access at the ISP max. There's no reason to buy a router that's faster than the internet access. You can do it what way but a switch is a lot cheaper.
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  7. Posts : 2,298
    Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1 ; Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard
       #7

    MilesAhead said:




    With the router at 100Mb all traffic going through the switch and hence the
    router will be limited to what the router can do. Static and DHCP same
    speed.
    My setup was 2 destop PCs and router connected to the Gb switch. The only thing directly connected to the Modem was the router. Router was 100 Mb/s while both desktops and the switch were 1000 Mb/s. I copied files between the machines at 1000 Mb/s (more or less, anywhere from 50 to 90+ MB/s for large singe file transfer) and shared internet access at the ISP max. There's no reason to buy a router that's faster than the internet access. You can do it what way but a switch is a lot cheaper.
    I would have to agree and disagree with this statement. Yes while there won't be any bandwidth advantage on getting a router above the subscribed bandwidth from the ISP however there may be an issue in terms of processing cycles. A switch operates at wire speed due to the ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuitry) chip, this removes any negligible delay when transferring data in a switched environment. A router however has to process each packet through the software therefore increasing network latency and possibly overhead. Depending on how much traffic is being processed by the router you may receive some benefits on have increased bandwidth on the router. Also all traffic from the switch that wishes to connect to the internet will be limited to a theoretical bandwidth of 100Mbps. The more devices that are connected the more that this bandwidth has to be shared with between the clients. If there are too many clients then this may affect the maximum internet bandwidth available to each client.

    Josh
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  8. Posts : 5,092
    Windows 7 32 bit
       #8

    @Josh, that may be so if you have a room full of machines. I'm talking a couple of PCs on a table top. I'm no network guru. I thought i had to get a gigabit router when I got a gigabit card so that both my PCs had gigabit capability. Then a poster on another board suggested just getting a switch. I think at that time discounted gigabit routers were close to a couple hundred bucks. There were only a few models to choose from. The switch was under $30. Plus I had to buy a few ethernet cables rated for the speed at cablesforless or one or another online discount stores. Again I think it cost me $12 or so for the cables.
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  9. Posts : 2,298
    Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1 ; Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard
       #9

    Aye, gigabit switches are nice for local transfers :) Gigabit routers haven't been very popular in home environments since the ether-switch module that they carry would require more processing power hence the increase in price. Personally I think 100Mbps will stick for a good while... well until ISP's decide to upgrade their end user connections
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  10. Posts : 5,092
    Windows 7 32 bit
       #10

    Shadowjk said:
    Aye, gigabit switches are nice for local transfers :) Gigabit routers haven't been very popular in home environments since the ether-switch module that they carry would require more processing power hence the increase in price. Personally I think 100Mbps will stick for a good while... well until ISP's decide to upgrade their end user connections
    Yes. You'd think now that fiber inside the PC is on the horizon we'd finally see some fiber delivered by ISPs at home user rates. Paying "business class" rates for 50 Mb/s down is a bit high if you can't just pass on the expense to customers.

    Ironically one of the reasons for all that bandwidth was to download super large files. Like video. But by the time it's delivered the content providers will crack down on the supply. There's only so many copies of Visual Studio I want to download. :)

    It is tough to decline speed once it's offered cheap. But other than snappy response I'm wondering what I'll use it for? (Assuming I can't afford to stream every movie provider service out there.)
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