My cable modem is setup in the middle of my house.  The modem has 4 ports.  I have 3 BE95's.  Is my LAN faster to have the BE95's hardwired directly to the modem?  Or should I have 1 BE95 connected directly to the modem, then a switch to the BE95 and the other 2 BE95's either daisy chained to the switch or the other BE95's both directly connected to the switch.

 

X=BE95.

M=Cable Model with 4 port router integrated.

All dashes represent CAT6A.

 

Option 1

                        X

                      / | \

                    /   |   \

                  /    M    \

               X               X

 

Or Option 2

 

                        X

                      / | 

                    /   |   

                  /    M     

               X--------------X

 

Or Option 3

 

                         X

                         | 

                        M     

                      /    \

                    X      X