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01-01-2006, 02:01 PM
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How to expand my network
I currently have cable internet which is shared using a Linksys BEFSR41 EtherFast Cable/DSL Router with 4-Port Switch. If I want to expand the network to cope with the increasing number of computers and games consoles needing to access the internet do I just need to buy a switch and connect it to the router and connect some computers to the router and some to the switch?
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01-01-2006, 02:29 PM
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you would connect a switch to one of the open switched ports on the router and then connect devices to any open switch port (router or switch)...
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01-01-2006, 02:44 PM
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Thanks will it matter if it is not a Linksys switch?
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01-01-2006, 02:47 PM
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in the unmanaged switching lines, a switch is, generally, a switch...
I would prefer you buy a linksys switch for purely selfish reasons....but if you can't, you can't |
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01-01-2006, 02:54 PM
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Looks like thats what I will be ordering then, thanks.
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