More users,slower downloading speed?

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ImLazZzy

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I have a newbie question: considering a situation of a broadband connection, a cable modem, one router with four ports and four computers. Would the downloading speed be faster if only two computers are hooked up with the router than all four computer are hooked up sharing the internet connection?
Any pointers would be appreciated.
 
physical connections don't matter, at least not on the scale of a home network. 10 comps connected but only 1 downloading will be indistinguishable from a single computer connected and downloading.

Naturally, 10 computers connected and downloading will be slow.
 
So there would be no slowing down at all if all four connected but all four just surf the web? What if all four are all downloading? How much slower can each user get? Thanks!
 
Well, you've got a finite amount of bandwidth split four ways -- do the math for what you can expect downloading.

Normal web surfing is reasonably easy on bandwidth, though, so that shouldn't be a problem. It's not "no slowdown" but it is "not much slowdown."
 
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