I'm looking for the best way to physically setup my home network which will include the following devices (I'm currently short two slots on my wireless router):
- Shaw Internet Modem
- Wireless Router
- NAS Box 1 (Hardwired, dual network ports)
- NAS Box 2 (Hardwired, dual network ports)
- Hardwired PC Media centre/Gaming Computer
- Hardwired Mac
- Various wireless devices, both Mac and PC
What I'm trying to achieve:
- Ensure that all of my Non-NAS devices can access the internet
- Maximize the file transfer speeds to and from my two NAS devices to my wired computers and have the ability to stream NAS media to wireless devices from the NAS's. Currently with all of my devices being gigabit I'm only seeing sustained file transfer speeds of ~16MB/sec, which seems low.
- Minimize streaming and transfer speed slowdowns associated with internet activity of other machines
- As little network administration or tweaking as neccesary and with the purchase of as little additional hardware as possible.
I believe I'll need a switch of some kind? I have a basic netgear gigabit switch already but it only has 6 ports I believe.
Is it as simple as Shaw Router --> Switch --> WiFi Router, NAS 1, NAS 2, PC, Mac?