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| 420718 | 2006-01-13 11:48:00 | At the moment I have a small network at home connected via a 4 port router. I have just had an extra person move in and they need to use the internet too. Can I just purchase a switch and hook that up? Is that all I would need to do? Thanks! |
bizzack (7739) | ||
| 420719 | 2006-01-13 12:00:00 | You should be able to just buy a switch and plug it in as you say. I think with older routers IIRC they usually had a specific uplink port on them, in saying that, i don't think home networks have that anymore. | DangerousDave (697) | ||
| 420720 | 2006-01-13 22:53:00 | Yep, easy just plug the switch into the router and then the PC's into the switch. Should be a very easy swap e.g windows will pick it up with no further configuration. |
superuser (7693) | ||
| 420721 | 2006-01-14 11:32:00 | cool, thanks I thought it was like that, just wanted to make sure :thumbs: | bizzack (7739) | ||
| 420722 | 2006-01-14 19:13:00 | i think you need to have a cross-over cable between the router and the switch if your router or switch can't cross over the cable electronically correct me if i'm wrong.. |
heni72847 (1166) | ||
| 420723 | 2006-01-31 03:00:00 | Most switches will have one port marked "uplink", or will have one with a switch marked "X", or will autodetect. Each of these means no need for a crossover cable. Crossover cables are not something sane people want around a network. There are enough things which can go wrong without having "special" cables. :D | Graham L (2) | ||
| 420724 | 2006-01-31 03:51:00 | Cross-over cables are not unusual, though as Graham states they're becoming a bit passe'. I used to use colours to distinguish 'em. Black/white for normal, some arbitrary colour, such as green/purple for cross-over. I've also seen small plastic rings used for the same affect. It's conceivable to tie a MAC address to a router/switch port, to stop the very thing you're trying, but this is only for secure environments. |
kingdragonfly (309) | ||
| 420725 | 2006-01-31 06:13:00 | U shudnt need to worry about uplink ports on any modern hardware, just grab any old network cable and connect the router and switch together. Most modern network gear these days can also detect a crossover or straight through cable and make the appropriate adjustments. | Pete O'Neil (6584) | ||
| 420726 | 2006-01-31 12:23:00 | my flat mate has another router, can I just hook that up to my current router so that i have enough ports for everyone else, without having too much trouble? | bizzack (7739) | ||
| 420727 | 2006-02-01 00:04:00 | I'd be inclined to try it. If it has multiple ports they are actually the ports of a switch. ;) (A router just deals with which side a packet is intended for. It needn't have more than two ports to work as a router). One side is connected to the internal switch. You might need to tell it not to do any routing, though it might twig that it hasn't got another side ("WAN") to connect to. | Graham L (2) | ||
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