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Quickest, cheapest way to upgrade my network beyond 1Gbps? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Motivation: My ISP upgraded my internet plan to 1.5Gbps download (not symmetrical.. sigh). I cannot take advantage of this speed with my current network setup (pretty sure my equipment was a limiting factor with a 1Gbps connection as well..).

Current setup:

Ignite gen 2 (XB7) modem, set up in bridge mode.
Netgear Nighthawk R7000 wireless router.
Desktop PC w/ Killer E2500 NIC (I'm guessing "E2500" is a misnomer here.. it says it only supports 1Gbps).

My first thought was to buy a 2.5Gbps switch and connect the modem, router, and desktop to it. But I'm guessing that either a) won't work at all, b) won't work without some configuration changes, c) won't work at the speeds I'm hoping for.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

By the looks of it, it’s worth a try using your isp router. It has the required 2.5gbps and Wi-Fi 6. Also don’t forget you’ll have bandwidth spare for Wi-Fi even if you are maxing out a 1gbps Ethernet connection enabling you to make use of the 1.5gbps service across 2 or more devices.