New Network Setup question...

[c_payne_cad]

Good evening...

I hope this isn't too long winded..I apologize if it is.

 

I am c_payne_cad. I reside in Newfoundland, Canada, and have Bell Fibe 1.5Gb/s connection.

 

My upload speeds, based on Ookla, are...

Origin
Bell Canada
159.*.*.*

Target
Bell Aliant
St. John's, NL

 

Multi channel

 

Ping:         1ms
Download:    420.53
Upload:        442.66

 

I have a 2 bedroom apartment, and am looking to set up a custom PC with the following specifications:

 

Intel Core i7-11700K 8-Core 3.6GHz
Asus ROG Maximus XIII Hero Motherboard
32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 3200 RAM CLA 14
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 Graphics Card
Samsung 980 Pro 2TB PCIe Gen 4.0 x4 NVMe V-NAND x2 (RAID 1)
Seasonic FOCUS Gold 80+ 850W PSU
Synology 10GbE NIC RJ45
Pioneer USB 3.1 Gen1 Blu-Ray burner
Samsung 49" Dual Quad HD 5120x1440 Curved monitor

 

My NAS will be as such:

Synology DS2419+ 12-Bay NAS
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 2666
Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1TB PCIe Gen 3.0 x4 NVMe V-NAND x2 (Cache)
Seagate Exos x16 12TB 7200 RPM 12Gb/s x12 (SHR2)
Synology E10M20-T1 10GbE Card with 2xM.2 PCIe slots

 

My storage room is where I will have a shelf for the modem and NAS. I would like to run Cat 7 Ethernet cables to my office from the storage room, where my 10Gb line will be going. I was thinking of having 2 switches: 1 10Gb switch and a Gigabit switch.

The 10Gb switch would be in the storage room, with the modem and NAS, and run 7 network cables to my office (PC, MiniPC, Color Laser printer and photo printer, and smart TV). Also, run a 5th and 6th network cable to the office and through my bedroom where 5th cable going to my smart TV. The last network cable would go to the living room for a gigabit switch, where I will run cables to my smart TV, AV Receiver, Xbox Series X, Blu-Ray 4K player.

I was also thinking of putting the NAS in my office and run 3 network cables...one to my office to a 10Gb switch for all those items mentioned above, and run 1 to my bedroom, and the last to a Gigabit switch to my living room for all my AV items.

I know that most of these items can be configured to use WiFi, but I would like to run Ethernet for 2 reasons:
1) I want to compare Ethernet to Wifi, for speeds to my AV items (smart TV and receiver)
2) I believe, based on what I've read, that Ethernet cable connection would provide a constant connection with a possible corresponding constant data stream.

My option to have the 10Gb switch with the modem and NAS in my storage room is my top choice, though running 3 Ethernet cables to the office and my living room and bedroom makes more sense.

The information provided here is based on reviews and videos on Linus Tech Tips and The 8-bit Guy, and several hours of research. I plan to use Ubiquiti products and run different color Cat 7 Ethernet cables to catagorize my network path.

What would anyone here recommend?

[Jarsky]

4 hours ago, c_payne_cad said:

I am c_payne_cad. I reside in Newfoundland, Canada, and have Bell Fibe 1.5Gb/s connection.

This should really be in the Networking forum as this is a networking related thread. 

 

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I was thinking of having 2 switches: 1 10Gb switch and a Gigabit switch.

 

The 10Gb switch would be in the storage room, with the modem and NAS, and run 7 network cables to my office (PC, MiniPC, Color Laser printer and photo printer, and smart TV). Also, run a 5th and 6th network cable to the office and through my bedroom where 5th cable going to my smart TV. The last network cable would go to the living room for a gigabit switch, where I will run cables to my smart TV, AV Receiver, Xbox Series X, Blu-Ray 4K player.

Do you really need 7 cables running to your office? Put in a 5-8 port switch in both the Office and Living room, and let most of your devices share the same access port on your primary switch. Then you just need 1 cable going to each room + a cable for the 10gbE to your PC.

TV's, Printers, AV, etc...use an extremely small amount of bandwidth on a gigabit port, so there would be no performance penalty in just aggregating the bandwidth. 

 

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I was also thinking of putting the NAS in my office and run 3 network cables...one to my office to a 10Gb switch for all those items mentioned above, and run 1 to my bedroom, and the last to a Gigabit switch to my living room for all my AV items.

I know that most of these items can be configured to use WiFi, but I would like to run Ethernet for 2 reasons:
1) I want to compare Ethernet to Wifi, for speeds to my AV items (smart TV and receiver)
2) I believe, based on what I've read, that Ethernet cable connection would provide a constant connection with a possible corresponding constant data stream.

My option to have the 10Gb switch with the modem and NAS in my storage room is my top choice, though running 3 Ethernet cables to the office and my living room and bedroom makes more sense.

The information provided here is based on reviews and videos on Linus Tech Tips and The 8-bit Guy, and several hours of research. I plan to use Ubiquiti products and run different color Cat 7 Ethernet cables to catagorize my network path.

What would anyone here recommend?

Personally I would put your 10gbE switch with your modem & NAS

 

You could look at something like this: https://store.ui.com/collections/unifi-network-switching/products/us-xg-6poe

 

And then these for your TV's/Printers/etc which can be powered by the PoE on the main switch. https://store.ui.com/collections/unifi-network-switching/products/usw-flex-mini

Or alternatively their 8 port switches https://store.ui.com/collections/unifi-network-switching/products/unifi-switch-8

 

I'd also consider Cat6a, its far cheaper for longer runs and its easier to work with. 

[c_payne_cad]

Thanks, I will check those links out.

 

If I put the main switch in the storage room with the NAS, it would mean running 7 cables, which I didn't really want to do. But Keeping the 10GbE switch with the NAS and modem and run one cable to the 10Gbe 5-8 port switch in my office, and branch off of that for 2 other runs, one to bedroom and one to another Gigabit 5-8 port switch in the living room, which is my top preference. My main goal is to have the fewest cables run but also to take advantage of accessing my NAS from my computer at those speeds (in other words, faster than Gigabit. I know I won't get true 10Gb/s) as the NAS will house all production business data, Youtube Videos and my personal TV, Music and Movie collection, which will be accessed to all TVs in the home. I looked up some info on Cat6a and will switch to that, thanks for the tip.