WTH is a “fast switch” and why isn’t all your gear behind a router, which acts as a firewall?
Screwy setup on the face of it. Who is the ISP?
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he might be referencing a fast ethernet switch. some ethernet switches (the more recent ones) are faster (eg capable of operating at up to 100Mb/s) than others (eg at 10 Mb/s). at least that would be my guess.
The short answer is to connect the router directly to the ISP NIC, then to the switch. That’s why it’s called a router.
The ISP is the local telephone company - via fiber optic.
A “fast switch” is just an ethernet switch faster than those of some years ago. This one is more common than mine:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BC7QMM/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=AWXBONHVNQ00F
Supposedly there is a firewall in the fiber-optic interface unit from the ISP, but, it’s possible I misunderstood that. Every computer but my desktop feeds from some sort of router (the PowerLink is essentially a form of router.)