I need a network with two unmanaged switches.
Each switch will have two, 100BaseT devices attached. 100Base devices on one switch communicate with devices connected to the other switch.
If I use GigB switches instead of lower cost,fast 100Base switches, will I get faster transfer speeds? In other words, will the link between the two switches be at Gigabit speeds even though there are no gigabit devices attached to either switch?
Specifically, I'm wondering about the typical case when the two 100 Mbit devices on one switch are simultaneously transferring large files to the 100 Mbit devices on the other switch. Will the link between the two switches be at 1 gigabit speeds?