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[danhasmail]

Hi everyone,
I just installed a D-Link DGL-4100 but don't think it's working at gigabit speed.
Here's why I think this.
My Motorola SB6120 modem has a Link LED that flashes blue if everything is gigabit capable, including ethernet port, ethernet cable and router and it flashes amber if any of the components are not gigabit capable.
Well it is flashing amber. So I hooked the modem straight to the computer and it flashes blue. When I hook the router in between it goes back to amber.
Any help with this will be really nice.
Thanks in advance.
danny

[FurryNutz]

The Wan port only supports 100Mb connections. 

It should work well for you though. Specially with a SB6120. Love these modems.

[danhasmail]

oh yeah, i forgot about that. ummm, that sucks.
but yes it is a good setup, i'm happy with it.
but i guess i didn't really need to buy the router, i think i got the same speed with my old one, the Dl-604. it was 10/100.

[danhasmail]

just another thought,
why does d-link make the lan ports gigabit if the wan port isn't

[danhasmail]

and one more thought,
you have a Motorola SB6120, does your link LED blink orange or blue

[FurryNutz]

Mines blue when connected to my DGL-4500 or DIR-825.

[danhasmail]

in your reply on my other post you stated
"The LAN side is GB, the WAN side isn't. Never supported GB on the WAN. "
I'm looking at the Never supported GB on the WAN part of the sentence.
Are your routers gigabit on the WAN side

[FurryNutz]

Yes thats my reply there. I looked at the specs on the 4100, GB is only on the LAN side.
Both DGL-4500 and DIR-825 support GB on the WAN and LAN side.

[danhasmail]

Anyway,
My SB 6120 modem is DOCSIS 3.0 and I use Comcast as my ISP, and since Comcast is not gigabit speed, i guess i don't really need gigabit speed from modem to computer do i ?
So the Router WAN port only being 100 doesn't really affect me does it
Am i right in this thinking or not
Sometimes i just get sooooooo confused.
Thanks in advance

[FurryNutz]

Your fine running the 6120 into the 4100. The main thing is that you see Gb speeds on the LAN side say if you have 2 computers connected and want to xfer files between them, and they are both GB PCs, the xfer will go very fast. You as a user probably wont notice a difference if you had a router that did GB speeds on the WAN port between the modem and router. Your good to go man. Maybe later on you can invest in getting a router that does if you really feel the need.

[danhasmail]

I do have a couple of computers attached to the 4100, so that part is nice.
I understand now that gigabit wan won't really help me any, but if i did decide to buy one, do you have any recommendations for a WIRED device??? Around the $100 range.

[FurryNutz]

i have the DGL-4500 and the DIR-825, both great routers.

[danhasmail]

but those are wireless, i like the wired

[FurryNutz]

they have wired too..hard to find anything now days that isn't wireless. 

[danhasmail]

i was just looking at the DGL-4500 and i see it has LAN ports for ethernet cables. I didn't know that. So how does that work?? can i plug in 4 ethernet cables and have wireless or what