Hi all

I have a router with 4 wired ports

Then I have two sixteen port switches connected

From there my house it hardwired like a mad man.

My question: Should I plug 2 ports from the router to each switch, will that free up a bottle neck?

the way I have it now there are 2 unused ports on the router. Seems a waste.

And I got like 10 things on each switch with only 1 Ethernet going to the router, isn’t that a terrible bottle neck ?

Thx

  • DavidtheCook@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Either one port from the router to switch one and another cable from switch one to switch two OR one cable from the router to each switch one and another cable to switch two and NO cable between switch one to switch two. Do not create loops!

    Two cables from the router to a single switch creates a loop and all three devices connected in a circle creates another loop. Both of these scenarios will create significant bottlenecks and broadcast storms.

    Now, if you have managed switches, there are other things you can do for fault tolerance, but that’s an entirely different conversation.