Motivation: My ISP upgraded my internet plan to 1.5Gbps download (not symmetrical… sigh). I cannot take advantage of this speed with my current network setup (pretty sure my equipment was a limiting factor with a 1Gbps connection as well…).

Current setup:

Ignite gen 2 (XB7) modem, set up in bridge mode.
Netgear Nighthawk R7000 wireless router.
Desktop PC w/ Killer E2500 NIC (I’m guessing “E2500” is a misnomer here… it says it only supports 1Gbps).

My first thought was to buy a 2.5Gbps switch and connect the modem, router, and desktop to it. But I’m guessing that either a) won’t work at all, b) won’t work without some configuration changes, c) won’t work at the speeds I’m hoping for.