A switch bandwidth question

[faziten]

Hello, i have a small question to get out of mi mind:

 

I will set up a network that looks like this:

 

<Internet> -----(coaxial)----<Modem>----(cat 6) ---- <Router> ----(cat 6) ---- <Switch 10,100,1000BaseT> ----(cat 6) ---- <PC1>, <PC2>, <PC3> .... <PC 20>.  

 

DHCP is provided by the Router.

Every PC is directly conected to the Switch via cat 6 T568B terminal pinout.

cat 6 cable is well under the 100 feet mark, more like 40feet. (i post in feet since i believe you are all americans, if not, i dont need more than 12Metres long cables, the place is kinda small). 

 

My question is:

 

If i transfer a package between PC1 (gigabit nic) and PC2 (gigabit nic), this will be the path right?: <PC1> ----(cat 6) ---- <switch> ----(cat 6) ---- <PC2>.

 

I'm afraid i can't tell if the package will be going through the router since that's who provides the DHCP... i strongly believe it won't, and the switch will be doing the hard work of transfering at gigabit speeds.... but can't get this out of my head.

 

Thanks in advanced!

[Schakal_No1]

only the dhcp will go to the router (and some DNS etc packages), after that everything is handled by the switch.

[GhzLodur]

Yes

[manikyath]

normally, packets always take the shortest/fastest way possible.

[faziten]

30 minutes ago, Schakal_No1 said:

only the dhcp will go to the router (and some DNS etc packages), after that everything is handled by the switch.

 

29 minutes ago, GhzLodur said:

Yes

 

2 minutes ago, manikyath said:

normally, packets always take the shortest/fastest way possible.

Thanks all of you, i expected such behavior now i can be sure it won't mess with my network desired bandwidth. (The internet connection is utter crap, even a cat 5 could handle it lol)