Upgrade your home network infrastructure for improved performance and reliability.

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Upgrade your home network infrastructure for improved performance and reliability.

Upgrade your home network infrastructure for improved performance and reliability.

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01-05-2016, 06:13 PM

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I installed my devices in a compact home rack with a patch panel and a 24-port switch, connecting as many household gadgets as possible via WiFi. We live in a four-person home and plan to add a free Meraki firewall later. Currently, I’m using my rental Xfinity cable modem (intending to purchase one myself). My switch has plenty of extra ports even after wiring the garage, bedrooms, and living areas. Do connecting all four ports from the modem to the switch really improve performance? I doubt it—throughput seems normal if everyone were doing heavy downloads, but I have enough capacity on the switch. For my Unraid server using a Dell R420, it’s a bonded network connection. If two people access the server together, attaching both ports could still matter. I know Windows struggles with dual ports, usually just designating one as primary, though servers sometimes behave differently. Appreciate your advice!

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1234qaz12qaz

01-05-2016, 06:13 PM #1

I installed my devices in a compact home rack with a patch panel and a 24-port switch, connecting as many household gadgets as possible via WiFi. We live in a four-person home and plan to add a free Meraki firewall later. Currently, I’m using my rental Xfinity cable modem (intending to purchase one myself). My switch has plenty of extra ports even after wiring the garage, bedrooms, and living areas. Do connecting all four ports from the modem to the switch really improve performance? I doubt it—throughput seems normal if everyone were doing heavy downloads, but I have enough capacity on the switch. For my Unraid server using a Dell R420, it’s a bonded network connection. If two people access the server together, attaching both ports could still matter. I know Windows struggles with dual ports, usually just designating one as primary, though servers sometimes behave differently. Appreciate your advice!