"Charlie Hoffpauir" <inva***@invalid.com> wrote in message
news:p7tbl2hf2sedibvdqac6oq5qploollfth3@4ax.com...
>I have a home network that uses a Linksys WRT54G wireless router with
> a Linksys EZXS55W 5-port switch added to provide extra ports. The
> WRT54G is connected to a DirectWay Modem (satellite) for internet
> connectivity. To this setup I have 3 DirecTV Tivos connected. They've
> all been hacked to provide MRV (multiple room viewing). They connect
> using Netgear FA120 USB adapters... they connect to the "wired" ports
> of the WRT54G via ethernet cables. I also need to connect 4 PCs , one
> notebook, and a printer. The notebook is easy, it connects wirelessly
> to the WRT54g, no problem. The printer is connected to a Netgear
> WGP5606 print server, also no problem.
>
> But anything I connect via the EXZS55w, seems to slow down
> drastically. I timed a large file transfer and it actually takes about
> 3 times as long going through the 5 port switch as it does going
> wireless. Is this typical? Is there any way to get additional ports
> that maintain 100Mbps speed?
>
> FYI, I've tried connecting the DirecTivos to the 5-port switch, and
> they just won't work. The only way I get connectivity for them is to
> connect directly to the WRT54G.
>
> I'm just about ready to try getting another WRT54G and splitting the
> devices into two separate networks.... or maybe a 'wired" router,
> since I don't really need wireless for the Tivos..... but I still need
> to ability to connect the Tivos network to my main computer. If I go
> to a separate network, is it possible for my main computer to connect
> to both networks simultaneously? (I do have two network controllers on
> my main computer motherboard, but I don't have any idea how to get
> them both connected simultaneously.)
>
> TIA for any advice.
> Charlie Hoffpauir
> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/

"Charlie Hoffpauir" <inva***@invalid.com> wrote in message
news:tc8cl2dj6k5i6u0rp1gb0fgudkb2rq8gc1@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 12:22:18 -0500, "GTS" <x> wrote:
>
>>Does the connection on a computer running form the switch show 100Mbps?
>>Just about all switches today autonegotiate speed, but I've seen a few
>>rare
>>cases where a 10/100 switch set itself to 10Mbps due to a subtle
>>compatibility issue.  If that is the case, I would try a different uplink
>>cable and if that's no help a different switch   If the connection
>>property
>>does show 100Mbps but throughput is substantially subpar, I would try a
>>different switch.
>
> Thanks for your comments...
>
> The connection showed 10Mbps, not 100, so I started swapping out
> cables... no change. Then I decided to try an old 10/100 hub (also
> Linksys), and I immediately showed the connection at 100 Mbps! So I
> looked more carefully at everything.... and I found that the input to
> the EXZS55w showed to be 7.5v, and to the hub 5.0v. Checking further,
> I found that I had been using the AC adapter of the old hub (5.0v). I
> scrounged around for the right adapter, and now I'm getting 100 Mbps
> connections with the EXZS55W!
>
> I tried repeating the problem, using the 5.0 v adapter, and was
> "still" showing 100 Mbps, so apparently the slowdown with the lower
> voltage doesn't occur immediately, only after some run time... It all
> seems strange, but it does seem to be working correctly now.
>
>
> Charlie Hoffpauir
> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/