XPost: uk.telecom.broadband, alt.comp.networking.routers   
   From: java@evij.com.invalid   
      
   On 17/01/2019 09:14, Chris Green wrote:   
   > MissRiaElaine  wrote:   
   >> On 16/01/2019 18:33, Abandoned Trolley wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> hi there   
   >>>   
   >>> I am just wondering what the general view is of the astonishing number   
   >>> of wireless routers on the market (both xDSL and cable) which are   
   >>> offering wireless connections of hundreds of megabits, but have no wired   
   >>> connection faster than 100M.   
      
   Given that Gigabit cabling and switches and PCs with Gigabit ports have   
   all been widely and cheaply available for over a decade, I think it's   
   reprehensible.  But you can only vote with your wallet  -  just don't   
   buy kit with only Fast Ethernet capability.   
      
   >>> I realise that most connections are directed toward the internet, and   
   >>> that that majority of customers have download speeds less than 100M so   
   >>> its not really a problem. However, for anybody using a media server or   
   >>> any other service on the LAN there's hardly any point in going wireless   
   >>> at all   
      
   Agreed.  The moment you start backing up PC OS image files or media   
   files over your LAN, Gigabit comes into its own.  As it happens I've had   
   to revert temporarily to having my servers connected to the rest of the   
   LAN via WiFi, and even though it's 802.11n accessing them is treacle slow.   
      
   >>> There must be some rationale for this, apart from plain cost cutting -   
   >>> what is it ?   
   >>   
   >> Plus the belief of manufacturers that everybody uses wireless.   
      
   Yes.   
      
   >> I'm waiting for a router to come out with no Ethernet ports at all.   
      
   Why?  Even though you may only normally use WiFi, sometimes unforeseen   
   circumstances can make a faster cabled connection incredibly useful.   
      
   > All three FTTC routers I've tried (a D-Link, a TP-Link and a Draytek)   
   > recently have had four Gigabit ports, though my old Draytek 2820n has   
   > only one Gigabit port and three 100Mb/s.  I think *modern* routers do   
   > now tend to have all Gigabit.   
      
   Yes, same here  -  Cisco WAG320n and DrayTek 2830n.   
      
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