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Check if the 10GBE Ethernet connection on your home router delivers value.

Check if the 10GBE Ethernet connection on your home router delivers value.

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Maximoreyrojo
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09-04-2016, 07:35 PM
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Connecting your home router to a switch over a 10GB Ethernet cable could noticeably boost uploads and downloads via Wi-Fi to your NAS, especially if it supports multiple connections. Video streaming from a Plex server might also see improvement. Given the current usage of only a few people, there’s likely not enough congestion to warrant investing in more ports for additional links.
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Maximoreyrojo
09-04-2016, 07:35 PM #1

Connecting your home router to a switch over a 10GB Ethernet cable could noticeably boost uploads and downloads via Wi-Fi to your NAS, especially if it supports multiple connections. Video streaming from a Plex server might also see improvement. Given the current usage of only a few people, there’s likely not enough congestion to warrant investing in more ports for additional links.

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09-11-2016, 01:38 PM
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Your Wi-Fi might be restricted, not just due to speed limits. To notice a difference, you’d need over 20 streams on Plex with a 1GbE connection. A 10GbE wouldn’t make much of a difference in this case. What’s your current usage on the 1GbE link?
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09-11-2016, 01:38 PM #2

Your Wi-Fi might be restricted, not just due to speed limits. To notice a difference, you’d need over 20 streams on Plex with a 1GbE connection. A 10GbE wouldn’t make much of a difference in this case. What’s your current usage on the 1GbE link?

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Kimbaj123
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09-11-2016, 03:12 PM
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I don’t have a precise method for tracking usage, but in the router’s bandwidth monitoring I estimate about 5–10GB per hour for downloads from both WAN and Ethernet. Overall, it’s significantly less for internal LAN connections.
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Kimbaj123
09-11-2016, 03:12 PM #3

I don’t have a precise method for tracking usage, but in the router’s bandwidth monitoring I estimate about 5–10GB per hour for downloads from both WAN and Ethernet. Overall, it’s significantly less for internal LAN connections.

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Fred10244
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09-11-2016, 09:33 PM
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Check if your internet speed exceeds 1GbE; this applies to LAN transfers too. Ensure the operating system displays transfer statistics on the network connection.
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Fred10244
09-11-2016, 09:33 PM #4

Check if your internet speed exceeds 1GbE; this applies to LAN transfers too. Ensure the operating system displays transfer statistics on the network connection.

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