On May 16, 12:44*pm, "cybuerke" <cybue...@PLMgmail.com> wrote:[color=blue]
> <voiptal...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> news:179fd0a7-e170-4025-8457-9dbf854136f4@24g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
> On May 16, 10:54 am, "cybuerke" <cybue...@PLMgmail.com> wrote:
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> > I've really got far too much hanging off this router. Four eth. ports +
> > four wireless connections including this phone. Summats gonna have to
> > go...[/color]
>
> Doesn't sound that much to me. We have 4 ethernet, 1 USB and 5
> wireless connections to our router here with no issues of that
> type.... Don't know what router you use, but I thought most of the
> newish ones (at least 5 years or so) can handle up to 254 connections.
>
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> Well, it's a Belkin (love 'em or hate 'em) F5D8630. *I do get the occasional
> blip on the network front. *Can more or less rule out the cabling to the
> exchange as that was renewed a couple of years back. *The internals are
> good - filtered face plate and a very short run to the modem/router. *New
> Cat 5e cables.
>
> When I run Wireshark, the scrolling of traffic is frightening. *I mean, I
> know that electronic switching is done at the speed of light, but Gordon
> Bennett, it's an almighty blur. *And you're saying it can handle 254
> connections? *Blimey.[/color]

Well, I assumed that most modern routers could handle "loads" of
connections. Can't find confirmation right now, but I believe the
Speedtouch 780wl can handle 254 connections and it's hardly the
highest spec piece of kit around..

Looking at the Belkin manual on:
[url]http://belkin.httpsvc.vitalstreamcdn.com/belkin_vitalstream_com/support/dl/p74911uk_f5d8630_man.pdf[/url]
it seems that your model can handle 100 computers/connections (see
pages 26-27 of the manual).

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