Hello:

I have an ADSL router (telco provided) with 10/100 ports.

To this router I connect three things:

1. a box running Devuan Linux with an on-board GbE LAN network adapter.

2. a netbook running Devuan Linux with an on-board 10/100 network adapter.

3. a 'My Book Live' single drive NAS running OpenWRT with an on-board GbE LAN network adapter.

As things stand, rsync between the box and the NAS takes ages as everything goes through the router.

ie: there is a 10/100M bottleneck between the box and the NAS, both of which can work at Gb speeds.

I was thinking about getting the TL-SG105 Gb switch to plug in box+netbook+NAS+whatever else and connect the switch to the router.

This way I expect to be able to ssh between the box and the NAS (both with GB ports) through the TL-SG105's much faster Gb link.

box         | <--> |

netbook  | <--> | Gb switch | ---> ADSL router --> web

NAS        | <--> |

Q:

Am I correct in assuming that I'll get a Gb link between the box and the NAS?

Or does everything still pass through the router?

Thanks in advance,

W.