ethernet switch/router plz help!

exist2inspire · 01-19-2008, 07:28 AM

thx bob for the help..so i have a lan card (well duhh!!) n a switch will work fine. just 1 last thing, i asked a ques u dint quite understand so ill try again.
when i use a switch, will my dads, sis's n my system be linked together thru lan? i dont want to network our systems together. so when using a switch, each computer can have individual access to the internet right? i hope there is no fancy 'server n client' n watever network stuff involved in it.

bobneedshelp54 · 01-19-2008, 07:33 AM

It doesn't matter whether you use a router, switch, or hub, they will be networked if you connect them to the switch. You cannot share internet without a network.

exist2inspire · 01-19-2008, 07:35 AM

so does 1 of the 3 systems have to be the master server thing? meanin the 'main' computer always has to be online in order for others to access the net?

bobneedshelp54 · 01-19-2008, 07:36 AM

Nope. That's what the modem and/or router/switch does. It only works that way when you're sharing files/printers, not internet.

exist2inspire · 01-19-2008, 07:41 AM

oh good. so each computer has independent access to the net, n u dont neccessarily have to share files on the network so i guess thats not a prob. ok i guess im gettin a switch then. thx everybody for the help esp bob u guys keep it up!!

ghost · 01-19-2008, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by bobneedshelp54

Yes it can be used, but that is incredibly inefficient and by the way it works ends up with an awful lot of packet collisions. A switch is an intelligent hub. And when you can get a switch for $10...why get a hub? (good luck finding a hub anyway)

If you bothered to read the rest of my post you will see I said CLEAR AS DAYLIGHT either way get a switch....

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobneedshelp54

There are plenty of people on here who know what they're talking about

lol what like you....

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01-19-2008, 07:28 AM	#11 (permalink)
exist2inspire New Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 10	thx bob for the help..so i have a lan card (well duhh!!) n a switch will work fine. just 1 last thing, i asked a ques u dint quite understand so ill try again. when i use a switch, will my dads, sis's n my system be linked together thru lan? i dont want to network our systems together. so when using a switch, each computer can have individual access to the internet right? i hope there is no fancy 'server n client' n watever network stuff involved in it.

01-19-2008, 07:33 AM	#12 (permalink)
bobneedshelp54 banned Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 49	It doesn't matter whether you use a router, switch, or hub, they will be networked if you connect them to the switch. You cannot share internet without a network.

01-19-2008, 07:35 AM	#13 (permalink)
exist2inspire New Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 10	so does 1 of the 3 systems have to be the master server thing? meanin the 'main' computer always has to be online in order for others to access the net?

01-19-2008, 07:36 AM	#14 (permalink)
bobneedshelp54 banned Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 49	Nope. That's what the modem and/or router/switch does. It only works that way when you're sharing files/printers, not internet.

01-19-2008, 07:41 AM	#15 (permalink)
exist2inspire New Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 10	oh good. so each computer has independent access to the net, n u dont neccessarily have to share files on the network so i guess thats not a prob. ok i guess im gettin a switch then. thx everybody for the help esp bob u guys keep it up!!