This might not make much sense if you don’t have devices that can support the faster speeds, but newer devices already exist that do support them. This may involve replacing your router with a faster version, but also buying faster Ethernet switches to remove bandwidth limitations. If you’re leaning towards a wired network for your home or office, consider investing in the fastest possible equipment that your budget allows. Most routers should have gigabit Ethernet ports by now, and some offer 10Gb networking. Faster Ethernet Ports Deliver Better Performance You can also group low bandwidth devices (like printers) into switches, even if you use something more bandwidth-hungry at the same time (like a computer). With a little careful planning, you can connect only devices in a switch that would be used at different times. However, if you have a gaming PC that you use at night while streaming movies from a network drive, these two devices should ideally be connected to entirely separate ports on your router (not to different ports on the same switch) since the limited bandwidth introduced by the switch may affect the performance of either one. For example, you might not use your work PC and games console at the same time, so connecting them both to the same switch would have little effect on performance.

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