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MovedGoalPosts · 23-10-2007, 15:39

10 / 100 is the speed of the network port - it can run at either, both upload and download (subject of course to the broadband connection and other software setting on your computer) and usually accepts the faster speed when it connects to another device via the ethernet cable if the other device also offers that faster speed. Occasionally the autosensing goes wrong though.

Most wireless routers, such as the WRT54GS include 4 wired LAN ports. If you are opting for Linksys though, given your P2P desires I'd look at the WRT54GL (linux version). That is designed to be flashed with your preferred third party firmware. That can offer you additional fine tuning parameters in the router configuration. If you don't need wireless for now, you can disable it on most routers. Of course if you don't ever believe you'll want wireless then just get a wired router.

23-10-2007, 15:39	#5
MovedGoalPosts Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 127.0.0.1 Age: 61 Posts: 15,868	Re: My router is bottle necking my 20meg connection down to 6meg 10 / 100 is the speed of the network port - it can run at either, both upload and download (subject of course to the broadband connection and other software setting on your computer) and usually accepts the faster speed when it connects to another device via the ethernet cable if the other device also offers that faster speed. Occasionally the autosensing goes wrong though. Most wireless routers, such as the WRT54GS include 4 wired LAN ports. If you are opting for Linksys though, given your P2P desires I'd look at the WRT54GL (linux version). That is designed to be flashed with your preferred third party firmware. That can offer you additional fine tuning parameters in the router configuration. If you don't need wireless for now, you can disable it on most routers. Of course if you don't ever believe you'll want wireless then just get a wired router.