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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
I only understood some of that (I'm a software and component PC person, not much of a network person). But my network is just xfinity with my own Netgear modem and router. My desktop computer is plugged directly into the modem. Our TV (which has a Roku stick) is in another room, the laptop is on a desk on the other side of my office. We have two cell phones (which are set to wifi when we're home since we don't have unlimited data on our cell plan), I have a tablet in the bedroom that I use for news, the weather, alarm clock, and e-book, and I have a wireless printer in another part of my office that all devices except for the TV have access to. My sister also has access to the printer remotely from Connecticut.
With all those things running on a fairly low-end high-ish speed Netgear modem and router, we have only very rare hiccups on the TV. Other than that, we can do everything we need, and I can watch movies on my desktop (I have a 26" monitor and wireless in-ear headset).
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If you have your computer plugged directly into your Modem, how are you connecting the Router?
If via the Computer, you are creating a bottleneck by invoking the Internet sharing protocol.
With the speed and computing power of modern Routers, you are best served by going directly from Modem to Router and having all devices access via the Router.
The hardwired Ports are capable of higher bandwidth than the wireless Radios within the Router.
By employing Giga-bit switches, you can expand the wired Network extensively thus maintaining a higher connection quality.