Daisy chaining routers

planes891 · 03-27-2005, 01:44 AM

Does anyone know if it's possible to dasy-chain a router? I'm trying to set up a small home network, and I can't seem to get the routers working when I hook them up together. I'd appreciate your input.

heinzbitte · 03-27-2005, 01:56 AM

You have more than one router?

planes891 · 03-27-2005, 02:04 AM

I have a Linksys hooked up to my old Blackhawk router. The Linksys works fine when I have my two computers running off that one, but as soon as I plug in the Blackhawk, I lose all the connections. These are the only two routers I have as of now.

heinzbitte · 03-27-2005, 02:25 AM

How many computers does the Linxys support? There are probably 4 ports but could you get a switch? Don't they ussally support 32

planes891 · 03-27-2005, 02:31 AM

It's just a regular Linsys router; one LAN port input and four outputs for other computers. Same goes for the Blackhawk; one in, four out.

The Rockologist · 03-27-2005, 02:35 AM

I think you're best off using a large commercial network router; I run several computers off of one I got from Carnegie Fabrics. All you need is one line in and they allow you to connect as many computers as you want without having to reconfigure IP addresses or installing new software. Sort of like 'plug-and-play' with a router.

03-27-2005, 01:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
planes891 Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 143	Daisy chaining routers Does anyone know if it's possible to dasy-chain a router? I'm trying to set up a small home network, and I can't seem to get the routers working when I hook them up together. I'd appreciate your input. __________________ Pentium IV 2.53 Ghz 512 Mb DDR SDram 40 GB EIDE Samsung OEM Dvd+/-RW 16X Dual Layer Visiontek Xtasy ATi Radeon 7K PCI 64 Mb Video Ram 2.708 gb gmail drive 17" Envision EN-780e CRT

03-27-2005, 02:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
planes891 Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 143	I have a Linksys hooked up to my old Blackhawk router. The Linksys works fine when I have my two computers running off that one, but as soon as I plug in the Blackhawk, I lose all the connections. These are the only two routers I have as of now. __________________ Pentium IV 2.53 Ghz 512 Mb DDR SDram 40 GB EIDE Samsung OEM Dvd+/-RW 16X Dual Layer Visiontek Xtasy ATi Radeon 7K PCI 64 Mb Video Ram 2.708 gb gmail drive 17" Envision EN-780e CRT

03-27-2005, 02:31 AM	#5 (permalink)
planes891 Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 143	It's just a regular Linsys router; one LAN port input and four outputs for other computers. Same goes for the Blackhawk; one in, four out. __________________ Pentium IV 2.53 Ghz 512 Mb DDR SDram 40 GB EIDE Samsung OEM Dvd+/-RW 16X Dual Layer Visiontek Xtasy ATi Radeon 7K PCI 64 Mb Video Ram 2.708 gb gmail drive 17" Envision EN-780e CRT

03-27-2005, 02:35 AM	#6 (permalink)
The Rockologist New Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New York Age: 19 Posts: 7	I think you're best off using a large commercial network router; I run several computers off of one I got from Carnegie Fabrics. All you need is one line in and they allow you to connect as many computers as you want without having to reconfigure IP addresses or installing new software. Sort of like 'plug-and-play' with a router. __________________ Celeron 1.3 ghz 1 MB L2 512 MB DDR 53 GB HDD (partitioned) Windows XP Home Wireless LAN 802.11g 15.4" LCD

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03-27-2005, 01:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
heinzbitte Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ohio Age: 19 Posts: 148	You have more than one router?

03-27-2005, 02:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
heinzbitte Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ohio Age: 19 Posts: 148	How many computers does the Linxys support? There are probably 4 ports but could you get a switch? Don't they ussally support 32