so wich wud b better...i mean will router benefit with speed on splitting the connection...wats d diffrnce?
My Personal Experience with Switch
Product : Switch
Brand :
Made in China / Local Product (No Company Name on Box)
Warranty : 1 year Warranty
Cost : Rs. 750 (Approx 18months Old)
Configuration/Speed : 10/100Mbps, 8 Port
Cable Cost : Rs. 15/meter
Experience :
I connected 5 PC, (LAN Card Speed is 100mbps) with MTNL Triband, 4 of them running Windows XP One is Running Windows Vista
Internet Sharing :
Internet Speed was Absolutely fine no problem at all because Switch was 10/100mbps and net speed dosent gives more than 1MBps
File Transfer :
100MB file take approx 6-8 sec means you can assure that file transfer speed will be 10mbps
In that same PC if you transfer a 100mb file from one drive to other its transfer speed is 17-18mbps, so I think 10mbps in LAN is fine
Summary : The Switch is running fine without any Problem from more than 18months
You can get a Local 100mbps Switch for Rs. 500 without warranty
My Suggestion for you is to go for a 100mbps Switch which has 1year Warranty (will cost approx 700rs.)
If you are Speed Hungry you can go for 1GB(1000mbps) switch but for running you must have the same compatible speed LAN Card and Cables
