I’m new to networking and all, but I’m pretty good at troubleshooting. However, this time around I haven’t been able to find a solution for my problem.
I have 2 ethernet cat6e cables. I have connected my laptop to the modem using these two cables and done speed tests to ensure I am receiving 1 gig speeds from my ISP and also to ensure that there isn’t a problem with the cables. On those online speed tests, I get 900+Mbit, no problem.
Now, when I connect my spankin new RB750GL to the modem and then connect my laptop to the router (using the two cables mentioned above), I only get ~250Mbit down and ~150Mbit up.
Could you guys help me figure out what might be happening here?
If you have set routing and nat, these speeds are good. Test it with big packets and you will see. Rb750gl is not fast enough to route / nat 1gbit with small packets . Check the performance tables on official website.
Like other posters have said you will have to run in a master/slave port scenario with no routing/dhcp/nat configured (essentially turning into a dumb switch).If you want faster speeds but retain control on your router you will have to look for a router with Hardware Nat acceleration or break the piggy bank and get something like a RB1100AHX2.
I am mega jealous of your internet speed , sitting here on a 2 mbit line :---------------
djdrastic - mega jealous? I think you meant to say ‘giga’ jealous. i actually got lucky, my ISP is doing great things with all telecommunications in the area.
So, to add to my question.. In addition to the RB750GL, I also bought a Cisco Compact 24-Port Gigabit Switch with 2 Combo Mini-GBIC Ports (SG102-24-NA) to do the switching.
I’d like to be able to have only 1 connection going out of the router. This one connection would be to my switch. Then, from the switch, I’d like to have 24 ports going everywhere in the house, including the access points for wireless.
I’d like to have NAT, DHCP, and all of that. I’m in the process of learning this stuff.
Given the home network I’ve described, are you guys are saying this router would not do the trick even if there is only 1 cable coming out of it to my router?
If you want routing and firewalling, even 1100AHx2 will be slow in some situations. See the performance table: http://routerboard.com/RB1100AHx2 (routing small packets with 25 filter rules = 182Mbit/s)
In reality it will not be so bad, as many packets will be much bigger. When doing traffic test against the public speedmeters, streaming or transferring files, it will be surely by big packets. I guess that for 1Gbit/s it will be around 100.000 packets/s. This is something that 1100AHx2 will do without any problems with big reserve together with firewalling. So I would not be afraid of it.
If you want to be 105% sure that you are not slowing your connection by your router in any case, than you would need some CCR1036. Or build your own router on PC machine.
The question is: Will you really use such bandwidth for something?
Pretty much what jarda said . If you don’t wanna pony up the dough you can look at a hardware accelerated NAT router from Asus/TPLink or the like but they tend to have less control.If you go this direction make sure you read up on which model you’re looking at buying as some have weird issues with VOIP/Video conferencing.
i actually got lucky, my ISP is doing great things with all telecommunications in the area.