Making some changes to my home network, this is what I currently have
Wireless :-
TV - Samsung UE46D8000
PC - Toshiba Laptop couple years old, Win 7 - old HP XP laptop - Primary Desktop - Tribootable with 3 versions of windows
Tablet - Samsung Galaxy Wifi thingy, came with the TV, its a nice gadget and a life saver on holiday, superceded by todays phones tho
Radio - Pure One DAB and Internet radio
Phone - Nokia N97, not really important, being changed before long
Random - Various other bits and pieces that come and go, such as mates phones and laptops etc
Wired or Wireless :-
Xbox - Uses kinect and currently cant find the wifi usb extender cable, so cant use kinect and Wifi, not too much of an issue as I use Kinect in the same room as the router
PS3 - Can use either, currently wired
Wired :-
Media -Popcorn Hour A210
PC - Secondary Desktop running Vista
BluRay - Sony 580, currently not connected
Server - HP Proliant loaded with Windows Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 , just installed, not really sure what to do with it yet, just having fun.
So, the issue is this, i prefer to have my xbox connected with cable (usually powerline adapter as its in another room), The PS3 can go either way, not too bothered. I now have the server installed, and would like to start making use of the gigabit ports on a couple of these devices, partially for future proofing, partially to have something to mess about with. I have 4 ethernet ports, all currently filled on a Dlink router that I really want to replace as I dont think its up to the task of running all these devices. This is my 5th Dlink and I know its a virgin freebie designed to connect a few home devices in the average home, and i have a fair bit more connected than the average home.
So, i need a switch with Gigabit ports and i'm looking at Draytek for a wireless router.
Problem - cant seem to make head nor tail of the Draytek stuff, cant find a comparison chart anywhere, but you have the 2830, 2830n, 2830vn and so on, cant really find out what the difference is, but i dont think the first one has wireless at all, just a router. I would also like advice on Gigabit switches, preferrably 8 port, but not really that fussed if its 4 or 8.
Ideally then everything that can be cabled (not TV, got 2 cables connected to that already and they annoy me) will be cabled and my internal network will be a damn sight faster for streaming and sending everything to the media centre or server, and my new build (still working on this, before college starts, definitely) will fit right in..... i hope.
Thoughts and advice welcome