create a network in home

robina_80 · 11-10-2004, 03:58 PM

hi guys i want to create a network in my home connecting 5 pcs do you think its best bet to get a HUB or a SWITCH or a ROUTER

silver 95 · 11-12-2004, 07:02 PM

you can get a router with a built in switch. that would be your best bet. it might be tough to find one with more than 4 port to plug into. are any of the computers going to be wireless?

If there all wired and all you can find is 4 port routers, you can also get a switch to plug into your router.

Also, are you going to be plugging in a broadband connection into the router? If your not planning on getting online, then you don't even need a router, just get a switch then.

aussiepom · 11-14-2004, 06:44 AM

What os are the machines going to use ?
will you want to make a server so you can use dynamic ip
some routers have dhcp so you could use a router and then use an eight port switch this will work on most home networks.
that is assuming you want all to connect to the www

jcline · 11-14-2004, 07:48 AM

Are the pc's all in different locations?

robina_80 · 11-14-2004, 09:11 PM

WHAT i need a router and switch, i thought just a switch i want computers to go on the internet aswell as LAN so if i want these two i need a router and a switch?!?

jcline · 11-14-2004, 09:42 PM

Yes

robina_80 · 11-15-2004, 12:59 AM

so let me get this right to connect your pcs to a LAN you need a switch, but to connect your pcs to the internet aswell you need a router am i right so you need two pieces of hardware a SWITCH and a ROUTER???

computerdude2004 · 11-16-2004, 01:19 AM

You need both a switch and a router, unless your router has a built in switch.

**SFR** · 11-16-2004, 01:28 AM

A router is an intelligent switch.

I has the ability to split the incoming signal between computers and also allows for an internal network or intranet to work.

geek_in_love · 11-16-2004, 01:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by computerdude2004

You need both a switch and a router, unless your router has a built in switch.

What is the point in getting a router and a switch, when you just buy a router. I haven't seen really any consumer routers that is just one port, unless a Router/modem.

11-10-2004, 03:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
robina_80 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: LONDON Age: 24 Posts: 2,035	create a network in home hi guys i want to create a network in my home connecting 5 pcs do you think its best bet to get a HUB or a SWITCH or a ROUTER Last edited by robina_80; 11-11-2004 at 10:45 AM.

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aussiepom New Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1	Home Network What os are the machines going to use ? will you want to make a server so you can use dynamic ip some routers have dhcp so you could use a router and then use an eight port switch this will work on most home networks. that is assuming you want all to connect to the www

11-14-2004, 07:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
jcline Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 51	Are the pc's all in different locations? __________________ Jeff Cline MYTHLOGIC Corporation Custom. Gaming. Computers. http://www.mythlogic.com

11-14-2004, 09:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
robina_80 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: LONDON Age: 24 Posts: 2,035	WHAT i need a router and switch, i thought just a switch i want computers to go on the internet aswell as LAN so if i want these two i need a router and a switch?!? Last edited by robina_80; 11-14-2004 at 09:16 PM.

11-14-2004, 09:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
jcline Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 51	Yes __________________ Jeff Cline MYTHLOGIC Corporation Custom. Gaming. Computers. http://www.mythlogic.com

11-12-2004, 07:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
silver 95 Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 38	you can get a router with a built in switch. that would be your best bet. it might be tough to find one with more than 4 port to plug into. are any of the computers going to be wireless? If there all wired and all you can find is 4 port routers, you can also get a switch to plug into your router. Also, are you going to be plugging in a broadband connection into the router? If your not planning on getting online, then you don't even need a router, just get a switch then.

11-15-2004, 12:59 AM	#7 (permalink)
robina_80 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: LONDON Age: 24 Posts: 2,035	so let me get this right to connect your pcs to a LAN you need a switch, but to connect your pcs to the internet aswell you need a router am i right so you need two pieces of hardware a SWITCH and a ROUTER??? Last edited by robina_80; 11-15-2004 at 12:28 PM.

11-16-2004, 01:19 AM	#8 (permalink)
computerdude2004 Silver Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Wisconsin Age: 19 Posts: 242	You need both a switch and a router, unless your router has a built in switch.

11-16-2004, 01:28 AM	#9 (permalink)
SFR SUPER MODERATOR Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: San Diego, USA Age: 24 Posts: 4,058	A router is an intelligent switch. I has the ability to split the incoming signal between computers and also allows for an internal network or intranet to work. __________________ The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but that men will begin to think like computers. ~Sydney J. Harris I haven't lost my mind; I have a tape back-up somewhere. What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left. ~Oscar Levant Relax, its only Ones and Zeros

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