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Thread ID: 130403	2013-04-09 03:30:00	Basic network router question	Nomad (952)	Press F1

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1336066	2013-04-09 03:30:00	We are getting UFB soon and I thought of putting in some Cat6 cables into the wall mounts. Off the modem/router a cable goes to a network switch. If we have 3 rooms, 2 ports in each, 6 cables goes into the network switch, the 7th cable goes from the modem/router from the TV room. That's it right? They just plug in where possible?	Nomad (952)
1336067	2013-04-09 03:39:00	Pretty much :) You can also get a network switch, and daisy-chain the switch to your router.	Chilling_Silence (9)
1336068	2013-04-09 03:48:00	Any port in a storm.... or on a switch. I have 2 Switches off my modem/router - one in the lounge because so many things have internet connectivity now, and 1 in the office where all the PC's etc are. You just plug anything in anywhere and it works. You can also plug switches into each other to gain more ports. If you don't have enough ports in a room you can always add another small switch there like I do in my lounge. (TiVo, PS3, Media PC, Receiver, all have ethernet ports)	dugimodo (138)
1336069	2013-04-09 04:01:00	That's what I've done. Got a 24-port 100mbps switch that goes to the router. The other 3 ports in the back of the router are gigabit and are used for high-speed transfers between my wifes PC and the fileserver. She hates when her vidoes take their time to back up... Means we've got every room in the house patched into that 24-port switch, so as soon as you plug something in, to any wall jack, you get connected :)	Chilling_Silence (9)
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