home network bandwidth

[titan_007]

hi i am new here and have a question. if you have a 15 Mbps down coming from your isp can every device get that full speed or will it always have to be divided up depending on how many devices?

for example:

if you have 24 Mbps 6 devices

15 / 6 = 4 Mbps/device

or is there a way to get the full speed on all devices? i have a d-link dir-601 a1

 

 

(sorry for the noobish question im a computer builder not a networking guy lol)

[gts250ftw]

i think its the demand each device calls for...because if im DLing something i lag terribly while playing games on my ps3....and they are both connected via ethernet cable to the router...

[ChaoticWeaponry]

It will be divided. Not evenly though. Some devices will get slightly more or less bandwidth than others.

24Mbit/sec + 6 devices = roughly 4Mbit/sec per device.

 

Again, it will vary. Sometimes a device will take most of the bandwidth and slow down the others.

[Darren]

hi i am new here and have a question. if you have a 15 Mbps down coming from your isp can every device get that full speed or will it always have to be divided up depending on how many devices?

for example:

if you have 24 Mbps 6 devices

15 / 6 = 4 Mbps/device

or is there a way to get the full speed on all devices? i have a d-link dir-601 a1

 

 

(sorry for the noobish question im a computer builder not a networking guy lol)

 

Divided. You can not get 15mbps on each device simultaneously. It would require just that, a 6x15mbps (90mbps) connection.

[titan_007]

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[titan_007]

It will be divided. Not evenly though. Some devices will get slightly more or less bandwidth than others.

24Mbit/sec + 6 devices = roughly 4Mbit/sec per device.

 

Again, it will vary. Sometimes a device will take most of the bandwidth and slow down the others.

what about 2.4 ghz and 5 ghz will it still be divided then or will it be 15 full for 2.4ghz and 15 full for 5 ghz??

[Darren]

what about 2.4 ghz and 5 ghz will it still be divided then or will it be 15 full for 2.4ghz and 15 full for 5 ghz??

 

No. Divided. Think of a router as bandwidth distribution. The ISP gives you 15mbps to share between your devices.

[ChaoticWeaponry]

No. Divided. Think of a router as bandwidth distribution. The ISP gives you 15mbps to share between your devices.

This. You cannot 'multiply' your bandwidth. You have a set limit of how much your entire house has.