Would this network setup work?

[Xtreme Gamer]

Ok so I was curious about something since I found out that the router I'm looking at doesnt have gigabit LAN ports, unless you tell me it does have gigabit lan ports then nevermind to this question. just 10/100Mbps ports. My modem had 1 gigabit port and I have a 5 port gigabit switch. So what I was thinking was to connect the switch between the modem and router to be able to have a gigabit connection for gigabit capable devices and 100Mbps for everything else along with the AC wifi. What do you guys think? Would it work? Thanks for the advice!!!!

 

PS: The reason I ask is because I am used to having gigabit lan connections and have connected an external 4TB hdd to my gigabit router via usb3 (the 100Mbps asus router has usb2), and I was worried of possibly slow media access/slow internet. We pay for 75Mbps but on m gigabit connection with QOS on I get up to 90Mbps at times. 

 

Router I'm looking at: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01ATNHG36/ref=s9_simh_gw_g147_i1_r?ie=UTF8&fpl=fresh&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=&pf_rd_r=HYXDZQK5KD20756WANC2&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=4861a91c-608b-4992-992d-ae8ef1ac960c&pf_rd_i=desktop

[Oshino Shinobu]

It will not work unless you have a connection to your ISP that allows for multiple WAN addresses. If you don't have that, then it would work for local connections, but only one device on the switch would be able to have an internet connection. 

 

NAT is required in order to have multiple devices connected through one WAN address, a function that is almost always performed by the router on modern networks. 

 

The router has 10/100 BASE-T ports (not Gigabit). If you wanted gigabit just for the local network, then have the switch after the router. That way, only traffic going through the router will be limited by the ports. If you just connect everything to the switch, then none of the local traffic will be limited by the router. If you don't have an internet connection over 100Mbps, then you're not gong to be losing any performance in that setup. 

[dzonidev]

9 minutes ago, Xtreme Gamer said:

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Yup this would make total sense IF and only IF your modem can act as a gateway and not only as a bridge. Otherwise, if your modem only spits out a public IP, you will have to have a router in front. However, I think it would be better if you can find something else because, having an AC wireless router with a 100Mbps port is kind of pointless, you won't be able to use AC to it's full potential.

 

My suggestion would be to get:
- Ubiquiti UniFi AC https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015PR20GY/

OR

- TRENDnet AC AP https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00X5ZXLJO/

 

These are not routers, they serve only one purpose and that is to turn your LAN into WiFi. Plus both have gig ports.

[Xtreme Gamer]

19 minutes ago, dzonidev said:

Yup this would make total sense IF and only IF your modem can act as a gateway and not only as a bridge. Otherwise, if your modem only spits out a public IP, you will have to have a router in front. However, I think it would be better if you can find something else because, having an AC wireless router with a 100Mbps port is kind of pointless, you won't be able to use AC to it's full potential.

 

My suggestion would be to get:
- Ubiquiti UniFi AC https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015PR20GY/

OR

- TRENDnet AC AP https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00X5ZXLJO/

 

These are not routers, they serve only one purpose and that is to turn your LAN into WiFi. Plus both have gig ports.

 

21 minutes ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

It will not work unless you have a connection to your ISP that allows for multiple WAN addresses. If you don't have that, then it would work for local connections, but only one device on the switch would be able to have an internet connection. 

 

NAT is required in order to have multiple devices connected through one WAN address, a function that is almost always performed by the router on modern networks. 

 

The router has 10/100 BASE-T ports (not Gigabit). If you wanted gigabit just for the local network, then have the switch after the router. That way, only traffic going through the router will be limited by the ports. If you just connect everything to the switch, then none of the local traffic will be limited by the router. If you don't have an internet connection over 100Mbps, then you're not gong to be losing any performance in that setup. 

 

So I did a bit more research and found this router that i can afford and it has gigabit ports on it. But What I wanted to know is if you guys think it would make a worse difference coming from a R6300v2 router to this router

New router being looked at: https://www.amazon.com/RT-AC56R-Gigabit-Router-802-11ac-Wireless-AC1200/dp/B00LR4OF5Y/ref=sr_1_10?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1468449902&sr=1-10&keywords=ac+router

[dzonidev]

6 minutes ago, Xtreme Gamer said:

So I did a bit more research and found this router that i can afford and it has gigabit ports on it. But What I wanted to know is if you guys think it would make a worse difference coming from a R6300v2 router to this router

New router being looked at: https://www.amazon.com/RT-AC56R-Gigabit-Router-802-11ac-Wireless-AC1200/dp/B00LR4OF5Y/ref=sr_1_10?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1468449902&sr=1-10&keywords=ac+router

Both are good routers with very little differences. The ASUS one is very decent.