Inside-Finish-2128@alien.topBtoHome Networking•Do I use 2 ports on the router for 1 switchEnglish
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1 year agoI’ll take a different slant than most others here. Daisy chain the switches. I trust a switch’s ability to switch packets closer to line rate more than I’d trust a router’s ability to do so. I’d rather keep the switch to switch traffic on two devices rather than force it through a third. Obviously use the fastest ports on the switches for the switch to switch link.
But definitely not two cables from switch to router, and unless you can build a LACP LAG between the switches definitely not two cables switch to switch.
Need need need. If it’s that important to you, you should have invested in a redundant option long ago. Time to mooch off a neighbor or camp out at a coffee shop or find a temporary office.