Question about Verizon FiOS Internet Speeds

THRASHER2 · 26-May-08, 11:52 PM

I have Verizon FiOS Internet in the house now and I was wondering do I need a 10/100/1000Mbps switch?
I want to hook up min. of 5 more PC's in the House

I would think it bottle-necks from the FiOS router to a Switch that only does 10/100?

degu22 · 27-May-08, 12:45 AM

Even with 10 pc's running your probaly not going to reach 10 mb/s, so 10/100 is fine. Gigabit only comes in handy when your doing large file transfers and will have no effect on your internet speed.

Snake2Snipe · 27-May-08, 01:22 AM

Unless you are getting a 100+ mbps fios connection then the switch will not be a bottle neck to the internet, no matter how many computers you are running behind it. As far as I know Verizon is not yet offering 100+ mbps connections so the only way that you will see any benefit from running a gigabit switch is if you are doing large file transfers between your computers. Even then you can transfer a lot of data very fast through a 100mbps switch so it shouldnt be a problem. At full 100mbps speeds you can transfer a gigabyte in under two minutes.

DickNervous · 27-May-08, 01:30 AM

First, welcome to the land of speed.

The only benefit of a gigabit switch will be for transfering files between your PCs. The internet connection is 20/5 so you won't bottleneck at the switch even with a 10/100.

What I have noticed over the past 7 months is that if you have one PC that generates the majority of your traffic, connect that directly to the switch/router Verizon gives you and put the rest on their own switch. And if you have a 2nd nic in that PC, put it on the second switch. This will segment the traffic and prevent heavy internet usage from impacting your internal network (and vice versa).

j-dogg · 27-May-08, 06:38 PM

I'm getting 8/512 on cable and all machines go through a 10/100 switch and I have no bottlenecking.

THRASHER2 · 27-May-08, 07:01 PM

Thanks for all the Help Guys

LONG LIVE FiOS

post_break · 27-May-08, 08:11 PM

DOCSIS 3 is right around the corner. Planning for the future would be a good idea. Wish I had all gigabit switches in my house.

As for internet speeds I doubt it will affect it.

j-dogg · 28-May-08, 12:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by post_break


	DOCSIS 3 is right around the corner. Planning for the future would be a good idea. Wish I had all gigabit switches in my house. As for internet speeds I doubt it will affect it.

Not only is DOCSIS 3 coming but another type of cable internet may be coming too. I can't remember the name of it but it has an abbreviation like DOCSIS does.

post_break · 29-May-08, 07:15 AM

Wideband? Thats the new kid on the block for our ISP.

26-May-08, 11:52 PM		#1 (permalink)
THRASHER2 PCApex Newscaster	Question about Verizon FiOS Internet Speeds I have Verizon FiOS Internet in the house now and I was wondering do I need a 10/100/1000Mbps switch? I want to hook up min. of 5 more PC's in the House I would think it bottle-necks from the FiOS router to a Switch that only does 10/100?

27-May-08, 12:45 AM		#2 (permalink)
degu22 Apex Techie II	Re: Question about Verizon FiOS Internet Speeds Even with 10 pc's running your probaly not going to reach 10 mb/s, so 10/100 is fine. Gigabit only comes in handy when your doing large file transfers and will have no effect on your internet speed.

27-May-08, 01:22 AM		#3 (permalink)
Snake2Snipe Apex Master Tech Apprentice	Re: Question about Verizon FiOS Internet Speeds Unless you are getting a 100+ mbps fios connection then the switch will not be a bottle neck to the internet, no matter how many computers you are running behind it. As far as I know Verizon is not yet offering 100+ mbps connections so the only way that you will see any benefit from running a gigabit switch is if you are doing large file transfers between your computers. Even then you can transfer a lot of data very fast through a 100mbps switch so it shouldnt be a problem. At full 100mbps speeds you can transfer a gigabyte in under two minutes.

27-May-08, 01:30 AM		#4 (permalink)
DickNervous Vic Rattlehead's Hoe	Re: Question about Verizon FiOS Internet Speeds First, welcome to the land of speed. The only benefit of a gigabit switch will be for transfering files between your PCs. The internet connection is 20/5 so you won't bottleneck at the switch even with a 10/100. What I have noticed over the past 7 months is that if you have one PC that generates the majority of your traffic, connect that directly to the switch/router Verizon gives you and put the rest on their own switch. And if you have a 2nd nic in that PC, put it on the second switch. This will segment the traffic and prevent heavy internet usage from impacting your internal network (and vice versa).

27-May-08, 06:38 PM		#5 (permalink)
j-dogg Mystical Schwinn Guru	Re: Question about Verizon FiOS Internet Speeds I'm getting 8/512 on cable and all machines go through a 10/100 switch and I have no bottlenecking.

27-May-08, 07:01 PM		#6 (permalink)
THRASHER2 PCApex Newscaster	Re: Question about Verizon FiOS Internet Speeds Thanks for all the Help Guys *LONG LIVE FiOS*

27-May-08, 08:11 PM		#7 (permalink)
post_break I Drive A Mac	Re: Question about Verizon FiOS Internet Speeds DOCSIS 3 is right around the corner. Planning for the future would be a good idea. Wish I had all gigabit switches in my house. As for internet speeds I doubt it will affect it.

29-May-08, 07:15 AM		#9 (permalink)
post_break I Drive A Mac	Re: Question about Verizon FiOS Internet Speeds Wideband? Thats the new kid on the block for our ISP.

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