Hi, hoping for some advice on my routing setup as I am not great with networking.
I have a 4 port ADSL router/modem [wired only] and a 4 port wireless router set up as follows:
(((WAN)))
|
R/M -- WR
| :
| :
DPC PS3, PCs, Wii
The connection with the two routers is very short, to the Desktop PC is a 10m cable, others connect wirelessly.
My issues are with my connections on the Desktop, where I do not get particularly great torrent speed (absolutely fine for web) and I think this needs ports forwarded or something that goes over my head.
My wireless is OK for most things but it could definitely improve for PSN (not used wii for gaming online). I guess that it would be better to wire up the PS3 like so:
(((WAN)))
|
R/M -- WR----DPC
| .
| .
PS3 PCs, Wii
This would be wired to the WR [10m] and short cable to DPC.
Thoughts?
Will this improve my connection? As everything will now go through TWO routers, is there anissue for security and how can I improve my torrents with this setup?
I have a 4 port ADSL router/modem [wired only] and a 4 port wireless router set up as follows:
(((WAN)))
|
R/M -- WR
| :
| :
DPC PS3, PCs, Wii
The connection with the two routers is very short, to the Desktop PC is a 10m cable, others connect wirelessly.
My issues are with my connections on the Desktop, where I do not get particularly great torrent speed (absolutely fine for web) and I think this needs ports forwarded or something that goes over my head.
My wireless is OK for most things but it could definitely improve for PSN (not used wii for gaming online). I guess that it would be better to wire up the PS3 like so:
(((WAN)))
|
R/M -- WR----DPC
| .
| .
PS3 PCs, Wii
This would be wired to the WR [10m] and short cable to DPC.
Thoughts?
Will this improve my connection? As everything will now go through TWO routers, is there anissue for security and how can I improve my torrents with this setup?