azleb Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Hi fellow Netduma Enthusiasts I just bought the Nighthawk XR500 router and have the EX7300 wireless extender. Throughout the house I have 3 switches for lounge, theatre and gaming room. My question is...... Will swapping the standard GB switches for all Netgear S8000 Gigabit switches make a difference? Would it make a difference and make it worthwhile? There on special at moment and having all Netgear makes sense I think. But as always you assistance would be greatly appreciated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlr8r Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 switches are just switches and Brand names are irrelevant. i have similar setup to you and i have various brands (all gigabit). switches all talk to each other without any intervention. plug-and-play as such. prob best to keep all as gigabit just... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azleb Posted April 11, 2018 Author Share Posted April 11, 2018 Cool, it talks about prioritization etc hence the reason why I was considering it Just want to make sure I get the best speed/ping possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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